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Three persons were killed, and 7 others sustained injuries aft an APSRTC autobus rammed into a stationary lorry astatine Sri Nagar Junction nether the Gajuwaka constabulary presumption limits successful Visakhapatnam during the aboriginal hours of Sunday (May 31, 2026).
According to the Gajuwaka Traffic Police, the mishap occurred astir 4 a.m. erstwhile a coal-laden lorry had stopped connected the roadside owed to a deflated puncture adjacent Sri Nagar Junction. An APSRTC ace luxury bus, carrying astir 35 passengers and travelling from Rajahmundry to Parvathipuram, crashed into a stationary vehicle.
The interaction of the collision was severe, resulting successful the decease of the bus's co-driver and 2 passengers connected the spot. Seven different passengers sustained injuries and were shifted to King George Hospital (KGH) for treatment. Their information is being intimately monitored by doctors.
Preliminary investigations by the constabulary revealed that overspeeding and negligent driving by the autobus operator were the superior causes of the accident. A lawsuit has been registered and further probe is underway.
Meanwhile, Transport Minister Mandipalli Ramprasad Reddy expressed heavy daze and grief implicit the tragic accident. He conveyed his heartfelt condolences to the families of the deceased, including the 2 women passengers and the operator who mislaid their lives successful the mishap.
The Minister directed officials to guarantee the champion imaginable aesculapian attraction for the injured passengers and personally enquired astir the wellness information of those undergoing attraction astatine KGH. He assured the affected families that APSRTC would widen each indispensable enactment and assistance.
Mr. Ramprasad Reddy besides instructed officials to behaviour a broad enquiry into the mishap and taxable a elaborate study connected the circumstances that led to the tragedy.
