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Two retired of 3 pilgrims who mislaid their lives successful a autobus mishap connected National Highway-2 astatine Aurangabad successful Bihar during the aboriginal hours of Monday (June 8, 2026) were residents of the SPSR Nellore district. The backstage question bus, which was transporting 43 passengers from the Sangam, Atmakur, and Duttalur areas of the district, was en way to Varanasi and different ineffable sites.
Speaking to The Hindu, Nellore Additional Superintendent of Police (Admin) Ch. Soujanya said, “The autobus belonging to Nandini Travels started from Nellore connected June 1, 2026. On the mode from Gaya to Varanasi, it collided with a motortruck coming from the other absorption connected NH-2 astatine astir 1:00 a.m. to 1:30 a.m. Three radical died connected the spot, and 15 others were injured successful the accident.”
“Among the deceased were S. Hazarathiah (60-year-old retired driver) and Venkateshwarlu (61-year-old cook), some from Nellore, and a woman pilgrim from Bengaluru. More details are yet to beryllium known. The injured persons were admitted into a adjacent hospital, and the territory medication is making arrangements to bring the bodies of the deceased to the autochthonal spot for last rites.”
Collector Himashu Shukla informed that helium has spoken to the acrophobic authorities successful Bihar, and the bodies of the deceased volition scope Chennai connected a peculiar formation connected Tuesday, from wherever they volition beryllium transported to Nellore by road. Around 20 pilgrims who suffered insignificant injuries volition besides beryllium brought backmost to the metropolis connected the aforesaid day. However, it volition instrumentality a mates of days to transportation 13 injured persons who are receiving attraction there.
Endowments Minister Anam Ramanarayana Reddy expressed heavy daze and sorrow implicit the decease of the pilgrims. As soon arsenic helium received the information, helium instantly brought it to the attraction of Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu, who contacted the Bihar authorities officials to instrumentality indispensable exigency measures connected a war-footing basis.
Mr. Anam said, “It is highly tragic that a backstage autobus with 43 pilgrims from Atmakur constituency met with an accident, portion visiting beatified places of Gaya and Varanasi. My deepest condolences to the household members of the 3 deceased. It is simply a large nonaccomplishment for the affected families. I privation speedy betterment to the pilgrims injured successful the accident.”
He said the State authorities authorities are continuously monitoring the injured pilgrims to guarantee that they person the indispensable aesculapian services. He assured that the authorities volition basal by the affected families successful each mode during this hard clip and volition instrumentality steps to supply indispensable assistance and cooperation.
MA&UD Minister Ponguru Narayana expressed condolences to the families of the deceased. Responding to the quality of the accident, helium consulted with Bihar authorities. He said that the authorities is making each the arrangements to afloat enactment the injured pilgrims.
Former Chief Minister and YSRCP president Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy besides expressed his deepest condolences to the household members of the deceased. He prayed that God would assistance the families who mislaid their loved ones the courageousness to carnivore this immense tragedy.
