Bus overturns as driver falls asleep, seven injured in Tirupati
The driver has reportedly dozed off and applied sudden brake while the bus slipped towards an adjacent canal, which was not clear due to stagnant rainwater on the road
A private bus collided with another vehicle on National Highway-140 near Ithepalle village in Tirupati district early Saturday morning, resulting in seven passengers sustaining injuries. The Sri Naveen Travels bus, en route from Bengaluru in Karnataka to Bhubaneshwar in Odisha, was reportedly driven by a fatigued individual who applied the brakes suddenly, causing the vehicle to topple onto an adjacent canal.
The canal's water level was obscured by stagnant rainwater, likely contributing to the accident. Among the injured were the driver and six other passengers, who were transported to Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences (SVIMS) Hospital in Tirupati. The remaining 34 passengers were safely transferred to another bus for their journey.
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