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40 injured as Volvo bus falls off Andhra bridge after crash
A private Volvo bus collided with an Eicher truck and plunged off the Pogururu bridge on NH-44 in Andhra Pradesh’s Anantapur district around 4 am on Sunday, police said. Forty passengers were…
The Story in Brief
A private Volvo bus collided with an Eicher truck and plunged off the Pogururu bridge on NH-44 in Andhra Pradesh’s Anantapur district around 4 am on Sunday, police said. Forty passengers were injured, with 10 in critical condition. Both vehicles fell from the bridge near Pamidi mandal. Police, passersby, and an excavator rescued those trapped, including the bus driver who was seriously injured. The injured were taken to Pamidi government hospital, with serious cases later referred to Anantapur Government Hospital. A case under Section 125(A) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita has been registered for rash and negligent driving, and an investigation into the cause is underway.
The Indian Opinion
Every bus crash on a national highway brings out two lazy narratives: one side blames only the driver, the other blames only the roads. Here, the driver was seriously injured, so a full probe under the BNS is needed. The real test is whether investigators look at the bridge railings, truck overloading, and driver fatigue together, or just pick the easiest scapegoat. Without a comprehensive report, the usual cycle of outrage and amnesia will repeat.
Sources (3): indiatvnews.com, telanganatoday.com, hindustantimes.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the 3 sources linked above.
Updated: this story now draws on 3 sources.
