NE NEWS SERVICE
AMARAVATI, MARCH 27
Seven people were killed and 45 were sustained injuries in a bus accident late on Saturday night in Chitoor district of Andhra Pradesh.
The incident took place after the bus carrying scores of passengers fell off a cliff, police officials said.
“The bus fell off the cliff due to the driver’s negligence in Bakrapeta, 25 kms away from Tirupati,” the Superintendent of Police, Tirupati, said.
“The aggrieved were shifted to a nearby hospital,” he added.
Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh for the deceased and 50,000 for the injured in the accident.
