3 weeks ago
Speeding Bus Plunges Off Culvert Near Anantapur, Injuring 20
Early one Sunday morning, a big bus crashed on a busy highway in India.
The bus hit another vehicle and both went off the road, falling from a structure called a culvert.
The accident happened near a small village called Pogarru, in an area called Anantapur.
Many people were hurt, but the news reports do not agree on exactly how many.
One report says twenty passengers were hurt, and another says eighteen passengers and the drivers were hurt.
People driving on the same highway saw the crash and quickly called the police.
The police came and took the hurt people to a hospital.
Some drivers were stuck inside the vehicles, so police and local people worked together to rescue them.
The police think the crash may have happened because the driver was going too fast or was sleepy.
The police have registered a case and are still investigating.
A private travel bus and another vehicle collided and plunged off a culvert near Pogarru village in Pamidi mandal, Anantapur.
One report says 20 passengers were injured, while another says 18 passengers and the drivers were hurt.
The second vehicle is described as a van in one report and an Eicher vehicle in another.
The bus driver was reported to be in critical condition, and most passengers were sleeping when the crash occurred.
Police suspect overspeeding and driver drowsiness caused the accident and have registered a case.
The injured were taken to a hospital; one report names Anantapur Government General Hospital, another a hospital in Pamidi.
- Who
- Passengers and drivers of a private travel bus and another vehicle
- What
- The vehicles collided and plunged off a culvert, leaving passengers and drivers severely injured
- Where
- Hyderabad-Bengaluru highway near Pogarru village, Pamidi mandal, Anantapur
- When
- Early Sunday morning
- Why
- Police suspect overspeeding and driver drowsiness caused the accident
Key facts
- Location
- Hyderabad-Bengaluru highway near Pogarru village, Pamidi mandal, Anantapur
- Vehicles involved
- Private travel bus and van (one report) / Eicher vehicle (another report)
- Injured count
- 20 passengers per one report; 18 passengers plus drivers per another
- Driver condition
- Critical (one report)
- Hospital
- Anantapur Government General Hospital (one report); hospital in Pamidi (another)
- Suspected cause
- Overspeeding and driver drowsiness
- Status
- Case registered; investigation underway
