Overview
- A Palle Velugu rural bus travelling between Kondapi and Madduluru veered off a narrow stretch of road and overturned into an agricultural field, injuring several passengers and seriously wounding the driver and conductor.
- More than a dozen people with minor injuries were taken to Kondapi Government Hospital while the driver and conductor were referred to RIMS Hospital in Ongole for advanced treatment.
- Local rescue teams used a JCB to lift and clear the overturned vehicle and reopened the route so normal traffic could resume.
- Social welfare and transport ministers visited hospitals and spoke to officials, ordering priority medical care for the injured, special attention to the conductor and any children aboard, and a comprehensive inquiry into the cause.
- Officials and early reports point to limited road shoulders on rural Palle Velugu routes as a road-safety vulnerability, a problem that the inquiry and ministerial directives aim to address to prevent similar accidents.