Overview
- An APSRTC inter-district bus and a lorry collided head-on near Udumuvaripalli on Monday, causing at least two deaths and injuring more than 15 passengers.
- Reports differ on the toll and passenger count, with some outlets citing two fatalities and about 27 passengers and others reporting three deaths and as many as 37 people on board.
- Police say the lorry driver may have dozed off and that the vehicle was reportedly being driven by a cleaner at the time, and an initial probe found the bus's permit and insurance had lapsed.
- Injured passengers were taken first to Rajampet Government Hospital and many were later shifted to RIMS Kadapa for advanced care while state ministers ordered treatment and support for victims' families.
- Authorities have registered a case and opened an investigation, and the findings could trigger reviews of night long-distance services, driver-rest rules, and enforcement of vehicle permits and insurance.