Seven people died and 45 were injured after a bus fell off a cliff in Chittoor in Andhra Pradesh on Saturday night.
Seven people died in a bus accident in Andhra Pradesh on Saturday night. (Photo: ANI)
In Bhakarapet in Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh, a bus fell of a cliff and into a ravine around 11.30 pm on Saturday. As a result, seven people died and 45 were injured. The injured have been shifted to a nearby hospital for treatment.
Bhakarapet is located only 25 kilometres away from the temple town of Tirupati.
Andhra Pradesh | 7 people killed and 45 injured in a bus accident last night in Chittoor
Accident happened as the bus fell off the cliff due to driver’s negligence in Bakrapeta, 25 kms away from Tirupati. Aggrieved were shifted to a nearby hospital: SP, Tirupati pic.twitter.com/Vi3DFj36Uy
— ANI (@ANI) March 27, 2022
The Superintendent of Police in Tirupati said, “The accident happened as the bus fell off the cliff due to driver’s negligence. The injured were shifted to a nearby hospital.”
The private bus was carrying a wedding party of 52 people from Dharmavaram in Anantapur district to a village near Nagari in Chittoor. The bus was on its way via Ghat Road when it fell into the Aduputappi valley.
The police, rescue teams and fire department personnel launched a rescue operation. However, the operation was hampered by the darkness as the valley is 50 feet deep. The operation continued in the morning as well.
The survivors were rescued with the help of ropes and rushed to the hospital.
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