Two APSRTC buses collide head-on in Chittoor, 20 injured
Twenty passengers sustained minor injuries after two APSRTC buses collided head-on while negotiating a turn in Punganur mandal of Chittoor district on Tuesday morning. Police said 48 passengers were on board and those injured were shifted to a government hospital.
Chittoor: Twenty passengers were injured in a head-on collision between two buses of the Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation here on Tuesday morning, a police official said.
According to the police, the accident occurred when the buses tried to take a turn at Punganur mandal here.
“Two APSRTC buses collided with each other and injured nearly 20 people. No serious injuries were reported and those with minor wounds were taken to the nearest government hospital,” Palamaner Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) B Prabhakar told PTI.
A total of 48 passengers were travelling in both buses when the collision took place, he said. Meanwhile, the police are in the process of registering a case.
