Three dead after bus overshoots platform in Vijayawada Bus depot
The incident occurred at 8.20 am today when the bus crashed into platform number 12 of Pandit Nehru bus terminus, where a huge crowd of commuters was gathered, an official said
By Newsmeter Network Published on 6 Nov 2023 6:04 AM GMT
Vijayawada: Three people including a child were killed and one injured when an APSRTC bus overshot the platform at the bus terminus here on Monday.
The incident occurred at 8.20 am today when the bus crashed into platform number 12 of Pandit Nehru bus terminus, where a huge crowd of commuters was gathered, an official said.
"Instead of reversing the vehicle, the driver moved forward and overshot the platform," regional manager M Yesu Danam said.
At the time of the incident, two passengers, who were on the bus and the bus collided with the platform. Among the victims, a bus conductor, identified as Veeraiah, lost his life. A baby on the bus also died.
Vijayawada bus depot is a connection point for both the Telugu states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana and the Vijayawada Guntur service is one of the most prominent ones. The accident also damaged the furniture of the Pandit Nehru Bus Station.
On receiving information police arrived at the spot and registered a case.
