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Six students hurt as school bus overturns into canal in NTR district
Six students suffered minor injuries when a corporate school bus fell into a canal near Kattubadipalem village in G. Konduru Mandal, NTR District, on Saturday (August 22, 2026). The bus was carrying…
Six students suffered minor injuries when a corporate school bus fell into a canal near Kattubadipalem village in G. Konduru Mandal, NTR District, on Saturday (August 22, 2026). The bus was carrying 23 students from Ibrahimpatnam to Kavuluru village when the accident occurred, reportedly due to rash and negligent driving.
Villagers and passers-by rescued the children and shifted the injured to hospital. Mylavaram Assistant Commissioner of Police P. Ramachandra Rao said the locals and the bus attendant responded immediately. He added that the driver lost control while trying to overtake another vehicle, hit a culvert, overturned, and fled the scene.
A villager said the children had a narrow escape as there was not much water in the Tarakarama Lift Irrigation canal at the time. The G. Konduru police have registered a case and taken up investigation.
Indian Opinion Analysis
This is the second school bus accident in Andhra Pradesh in recent months, highlighting concerns over driver behaviour and road safety on rural routes. The NTR district administration may face questions about enforcement of safety norms for private school transport. The driver's escape complicates the investigation, and the outcome now hinges on whether police can trace him through vehicle registration records. Watch for the police's next move: filing a chargesheet or issuing a lookout notice.
Source: thehindu.com
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