andhra pradesh accident

Eleven people were killed in two separate accidents in Nellore and Krishna districts in the early hours of Sunday. At least 15 people were injured in both incidents.

Three farm workers were killed and nine others injured when a speeding autorickshaw hit an auto-tipper near a village in Krishna district of Andhra Pradesh on Sunday, said police.

Andhra Pradesh chief minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy on Thursday announced an ex-gratia payment of Rs 5 lakh each to the kin of those killed in the ghastly road accident at Vedadri in Krishna district.

Ten Bangaloreans, including four women and two children, were killed when the MUV they were travelling in collided head-on with a oil tanker in Kurnool district on Tuesday.

Minutes after the road accident on Bhakrapet ghat road near Tirupati that claimed nine lives and left 44 injured, red sanders anti smuggling task force personnel who were undertaking combing operations inside the nearby Seshachalam forests were at the accident spot to rescue survivors.

Five people, including four Spanish nationals, were killed in a road accident in Andhra Pradesh's Chittoor district on Saturday morning.

Three children, including two siblings, were killed and the siblings' father severely injured in a road accident in which a school bus hit their bike near Tekkalivalasa under Therlam mandal in Vizianagaram district.

Fifteen devotees heading back to Hyderabad from their Sabarimala pilgrimage were injured when their mini-bus overturned near Sambepalli. The vehicle reportedly struck a road divider. Police quickly responded, providing first aid and arranging alternative transport for the pilgrims. The incident occurred in Annamayya district.

A pilgrimage to Tirupati turned devastating for a family from Palnadu district as a road accident near Chakicherla in Prakasam district claimed three lives and left seven injured. The collision between a lorry and their van occurred on Saturday. Authorities are providing medical assistance to the injured, with two critically wounded individuals transferred to Nellore for specialized care.

The bus tragedy in the forests of Bhakarapet in Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh late on Saturday night has cut short the joy of a betrothal ceremony for the 53 occupants, even as the toll increased to nine on Sunday with four more succumbing to grievous injuries.

Taking advantage of the lockdown, police have managed to reduce the number of accident black spots by over 50% across Krishna district.

Six passengers died and over 20 others sustained injuries after a bus on its way towards Chennai collided with a truck in Andhra Pradesh's Kadapa district, police said on Saturday.

A motor vehicle inspector and his assistant were killed in a road accident near Alamkhan palli village in YSR district on Saturday.

In Andhra Pradesh, over 12% of the total 21,249 road accidents in 2022 involved drivers without a license, while the license details of drivers were unknown in 3,115 accidents. One in three road accidents in the state is caused by drivers without a license or involved in hit-and-run cases. The state ranks sixth in the country for accidents involving unlicensed drivers. Additionally, 70% of road accidents in the state are caused by drivers with valid licenses. Lack of traffic awareness and training are major contributing factors to these accidents.

In a horrific incident, three persons died on the spot after a 12-tyre truck rammed into a parked mini-truck near Sivapuram village of Vinukonda mandal in Guntur district on Thursday.

As many as four people were killed while 15 others sustained injuries when a speeding truck ploughed into a group of devotees in Sirivella mandal along the Tirupati-Hyderabad National Highway early on Tuesday.

Alluri Sitarama Raju district police have prohibited heavy vehicles from ghat roads between 10 pm and 5 am due to dense fog and increased accident risk. This decision follows a fatal bus crash where poor visibility led to nine tourist deaths. The restrictions will remain until fog conditions improve.

In a ghastly road accident, seven women were killed and seven others injured in Kakinada district on Sunday.

At least five passengers were killed and several others sustained injuries after a private bus they were travelling in overturned at Yedugurallapalli under Chinturu mandal in Andhra Pradesh's Alluri Sitharama Raju district in the early hours of Monday.

In Andhra Pradesh, an RTC bus accident near Bayyavaram injured eight people after colliding with a lorry; the injured were promptly hospitalized. Separately, last month's tragic temple incident in Visakhapatnam, where a wall collapse claimed eight lives during Chandanotsavam, continues to spark outrage.

Three people died while eight others suffered injuries when an oil tanker rammed into an APSRTC bus on Kadapa-Tirupati highway in Andhra Pradesh on Saturday.

In East Godavari district, seven individuals died when a van loaded with cashew nuts overturned due to a damaged road. The accident occurred near Chilaka Vari Pakala, with six victims from Tadimalla village and one from Kata Koteswaram. One person was rescued while others were crushed under the load.

A tragic accident occurred on the Chinturu–Maredumilli ghat road when a private travel bus carrying pilgrims fell into a gorge, resulting in at least 9 deaths and several injuries. The bus, en route to Annavaram from Bhadrachalam, veered off the road due to a sharp curve. Rescue efforts were delayed by poor mobile network coverage in the hilly terrain.

Four police personnel of the Armed Reserve wing, including a sub-inspector, were killed in a road accident when their vehicle hit a lorry on NH-16, near Summadevi Peta under Palasa mandal in Srikakulam district, on Monday afternoon.

The number of motor accident insurance claims settled or booked in 2020-21 in Andhra Pradesh was the lowest since 2016.

Five people — including three youngsters — were killed in two separate road accidents that took place during the intervening night of Thursday and Friday, in Vizag city and Anakapalle district in Andhra Pradesh.

Six people were killed and six others were injured after a lorry hit an autorickshaw in Andhra Pradesh's Nuzvid in the wee hours of Sunday, police said.

Five agriculture workers lost their lives in Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh on Tuesday when the driver of their tractor lost control of the vehicle and it fell into a roadside pond. The mishap took place in Sajjapuram village in Nellore mandal.