Vehicular traffic spiked significantly on the Vijayawada–Hyderabad highway at the Pantangi toll plaza in Choutuppal as thousands returned home post-Dasara. The surge comes ahead of the reopening of schools and colleges on October 22 following the festive holidays
Three persons sustained minor injuries after an oil tanker hit a car near Veliminedu in Chityala on Monday. The tanker overturned on the Vijayawada–Hyderabad highway, disrupting traffic movement, while police launched efforts to clear the road and restore normal vehicular movement.