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TGSRTC Bus Stops At Well Edge After Steering Failure
A bus carrying 54 people was traveling toward Karimnagar.
Its steering rod suddenly broke near a turn.
The bus left the road and moved toward a nearby well.
It hit the well’s cement edge and stopped.
One front wheel slipped partly over the edge.
The bus did not fall into the well.
Thirteen passengers had minor injuries.
Ambulances took them to a government hospital for treatment.
A Husnabad depot TGSRTC bus carrying 54 passengers veered off the road after its steering rod broke.
The bus hit the cement ring of a roadside agricultural well near Sundaragiri and stalled at the edge.
One front wheel slipped over the well’s edge, but the vehicle did not fall in.
Thirteen passengers suffered minor injuries and were taken to Husnabad Government Hospital by 108 ambulances.
Officials from the revenue department, police and TGSRTC visited the accident site.
- Who
- A Husnabad depot TGSRTC bus carrying 54 passengers; 13 passengers sustained minor injuries.
- What
- The bus veered off the road after its steering rod broke, hit a well’s cement ring and stopped at the edge.
- Where
- Near the Pesarapalle turning point on the outskirts of Sundaragiri in Chigurumamidi mandal, Karimnagar district.
- When
- Wednesday.
- Why
- The steering rod broke while the driver was negotiating a turn.
Key facts
- Passengers
- 54 people were traveling on the bus.
- Injuries
- 13 passengers sustained minor injuries.
- Destination
- The bus was traveling toward Karimnagar.
- Accident location
- The incident occurred near Sundaragiri in Chigurumamidi mandal, Karimnagar district.
- Vehicle damage position
- The bus stalled after hitting the cement ring of a roadside well, with one front wheel over the edge.
- Medical response
- The injured passengers were taken to Husnabad Government Hospital through 108 ambulance services.
- Site visit
- Revenue, police and TGSRTC officials visited the accident spot.
Sources
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