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Minister Announces Compensation After Deadly Vikarabad Bus Accident
A bus carrying people to a funeral overturned near Ananthagiri Hills in Vikarabad.
The trip began in Isnapur and Kyasaram villages.
The accident happened on Saturday morning at a road curve.
Early information says the bus may have been going too fast.
Four people died, and many others were taken to hospital.
Forty-three people were taken to Government General Hospital in Vikarabad.
Of these, 25 were sent to other hospitals, 10 were being watched by doctors, and eight went home at their relatives' request.
Minister D Sridhar Babu announced money for the families of people who died and for injured people.
Four people died after a bus overturned near Ananthagiri Hills in Vikarabad on Saturday morning.
The bus carried 51 people from Isnapur and Kyasaram villages who were travelling to a funeral in Chintakunta.
Preliminary information indicates the bus overturned at a road curve, apparently because of high speed.
Minister D Sridhar Babu announced Rs.5 lakh for each deceased person's kin and Rs.1 lakh for each injured person.
Of 43 people taken to Government General Hospital, Vikarabad, 25 were referred elsewhere, 10 remained under observation, and eight were discharged at relatives' request.
- Who
- The bus carried 51 people from Isnapur and Kyasaram villages; four died and others were injured.
- What
- A bus overturned, and Minister D Sridhar Babu announced compensation for the deceased people's kin and injured passengers.
- Where
- Near the Ananthagiri Hills Down Road curve in Vikarabad.
- When
- Saturday morning; no calendar date is specified.
- Why
- The bus was reportedly travelling to Chintakunta for Kothagadi Narayana Reddy's funeral; preliminary information said high speed may have contributed to the crash.
Key facts
- Deaths
- Four people died.
- People on bus
- 51 people from Isnapur and Kyasaram villages.
- Compensation for deceased
- Rs.5 lakh to the kin of each person killed.
- Compensation for injured
- Rs.1 lakh to each injured person.
- Hospital transfers
- 43 people were taken to Government General Hospital, Vikarabad.
- Hospital status
- 25 were referred to other hospitals, 10 were under observation, and eight were discharged at relatives' request.
- Reported cause
- Preliminary information said the bus apparently overturned due to high speed.








