Andhra Pradesh RTC Bus Crashes Into Fields After Driver Seizure, 19 Injured

Overview

• The APSRTC Palle Velugu bus from Rajam to Vizianagaram went off the road into agricultural fields at Appannavalasa in Garividi mandal on Monday morning.
• Cheepurupalli DSP K. Raghavulu reported 19 passengers injured, with 17 discharged after first aid and two sustaining fractures, and said the driver’s condition was serious.
• An earlier police account to The Hindu put the toll at seven injured and described all as out of danger, highlighting conflicting initial tallies.
• Officials said the bus was carrying about 85 to 87 passengers, including 51 women, and a case has been registered as the investigation proceeds.
• Villagers and Garividi police rescued passengers and moved the injured to Cheepurupalli Government Hospital, and the RTC regional manager noted the driver had been medically cleared in November after prior brain surgery.