Amaravati, July 3 (IANS) At least four people were killed and seven others seriously injured after a speeding truck rammed into a wedding party in Andhra Pradesh’s Markapuram district in the early hours of Friday. The accident occurred near Cumbum in Markapuram district on the Amaravati-Anantapur national highway when the truck hit an auto-rickshaw carrying the wedding party. The bride escaped with injuries, but four of her relatives lost their lives, and some others were injured.The wedding p…
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Amaravati, May 15 (IANS) As many as 36 passengers of a private travel bus had a narrow escape as the vehicle caught fire in Andhra Pradesh’s Prakasam district early Friday.The accident occurred at Bheemavaram Adda Road in Ulavapadu mandal. There were no casualties, police said.The bus belonging to Kaveri Travels was on its way to Tirupati from Hyderabad. The driver noticed smoke emanating from the engine. Showing presence of mind, he immediately stopped the bus and alerted passengers. All the …
Hyderabad, May 11 (IANS) In a horrific road accident, five persons, including three members of a family, were killed when a speeding sports bike rammed into a car in Telangana’s Mahabubnagar district on Monday.The accident occurred at Palakonda junction on the Mahabubnagar bypass road when the car was taking a U-turn.Both the youth riding the sports bike and three of those sitting in the car died in the collision. The deceased includes two children and a woman.Another woman travelling in the c…
Hyderabad, April 27 (IANS) A private travel bus was gutted in a fire in Telangana’s Medak district in the early morning hours of Monday. There were no casualties, said officials.The bus coming to Hyderabad from Medak caught fire on the National Highway 44 near Masaipet in Medak district around 4 a.m., police said. There were no passengers in the bus at the time of the mishap. The driver and another person, who were in the bus, immediately got off after noticing the fire. Police said no one was…
Amaravati, April 1 (IANS) The driver of a private travels bus that caught fire after colliding with a tipper, killing 14 passengers in Andhra Pradesh’s Markapuram district on March 26, did not possess a valid driving licence, police said on Wednesday.The police also announced the arrest of the bus owner, Harikrishna Reddy, and the driver, Yuvaraj.Both were presented before the media by the police in Markapuram. Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Nagaraju said the travel company owner had hi…
Amaravati, March 26 (IANS) The Andhra Pradesh government has announced financial aid of Rs 5 lakh each for the families of those killed in the bus fire accident in Markapuram district on Thursday.The government also decided to pay Rs 2 lakh each to the injured.The decision was taken at the state Cabinet meeting presided over by Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu.The Cabinet expressed grief over the accident and conveyed condolences to the families of the deceased.Fourteen people were burnt aliv…
Amaravati, March 26 (IANS) The ghastly bus fire, which claimed 14 lives and left 22 others injured in Andhra Pradesh’s Markapuram district on Thursday, is the latest in a series of deadly accidents involving buses in the Telugu states.Both Andhra Pradesh and Telangana have witnessed at least four major bus tragedies in the last six months.Nineteen people were burnt to death when a private bus caught fire after running over a motorbike lying on the road following an accident near Kurnool town o…
New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday condoled the loss of lives in the Andhra Pradesh bus accident and announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakhs for the grieving families. At least 14 people were burnt alive, and 15 others were injured as a private travel bus caught fire after colliding with a tipper truck in Andhra Pradesh’s Markapuram district earlier in the day.In a post on X, the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said, “The mishap in Markapuram district, Andhra Pradesh,…
Hyderabad, March 26 (IANS) Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy has expressed deep shock over the bus accident in the Markapuram district of Andhra Pradesh, which claimed the lives of at least 14 people. The Chief Minister conveyed his profound grief over the loss of several lives and the severe injuries sustained by others in the mishap. CM Revanth Reddy extended his condolences to the families of the deceased. He also wished for the speedy recovery of those injured in the accident. Noting…
Amaravati, March 26 (IANS) In a horrific accident, at least 14 people were burnt alive, and 15 others were injured as a private travel bus caught fire after colliding with a tipper truck in Andhra Pradesh’s Markapuram district on Thursday, police said.The accident occurred near Rayavaram around 6.30 a.m. when the bus collided with a tipper truck near a stone quarry. Both vehicles were completely gutted in the fire.There were 35 passengers in the bus belonging to Harikrishna Travels at the time…