Osmania Medical College Students' Bus Accident, Osmania Medical College Students' Bus Accident in Vijayawada
Vijayawada: In a major bus accident, five persons including four students of Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad were killed late on Monday at Gollapudi (Vijayawada-Hyderabad highway) near Vijayawada. Twenty other medical students sustained injuries and condition of two students is said to be critical.
"All of them were students of Osmania Medical College. While four of them and the driver died on spot, one student died in Government General Hospital. The bus overturned after hitting a tree on the road side at Surayapalem," said Bhavanipuram Inspector Gopala Krishna. The deceased are identified as Lakshman, Vijay, Pranay Raja and Vijaya Teja.
The bus (AP28TB166) belonging to Dhanunjaya travels was heading to Hyderabad from Amalapuram. It started off from Vijayawada at 11pm. The students halted at Hailand in Vijayawada. Meanwhile the cleaner of the Bus stole the Mobiles, Bag and Cash from the Students luggage and escaped. The students after noticing the same, called the cleaner and threatened him to return. The Bus driver, started the Bus and intentionally made an accident, says students. At around 11.30 pm, the bus hit a tree on the roadside and was shattered, turning turtle. There were nearly 46 students in the bus at the time of accident. The students were returning from a sports tour. The Volvo bus, a contract carrier, is registered in the name of Sree Kaleswari Travels and is being operated by Dhanunjay Travels. It is said that the driver was drunk. City police are investigating the cause of accident.
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