In a tragic incident, Two persons were killed on the spot, and eleven others were injured, when a private travels’ bus and a lorry collided at the accident-prone Moghili ghat section, 30 km from Chittoor on Sunday morning.

According to the police, the bus was on its way to Bengaluru while the lorry was loaded with onions was coming from the opposite direction and collided with the former. The impact was such that the front portions of both vehicles were crushed, pressing against each other.

Chittoor Superintendent of Police Ghattamaneni Srinivas formed a rescue team with the Bangarupalem, Gangavaram and Palamaner police.

As soon as police got to know about the incident, ambulances were brought to the spot from the surrounding sectors. Eleven persons were rushed to Bangarupalem and Palamaner hospitals, and four of them were later shifted to hospitals in Bengaluru.

Speaking about the incident, Deputy Superintendent of Police (Palamaner), P. Shankar, who rushed to the spot, said that "The lorry driver, and a woman passenger of the private bus were killed, and they were yet to be identified. A proclainer was brought to the spot, to retrieve the trapped driver of the bus and a passenger seated behind the driver’s cabin. After a forty-minute operation, we could save both of them. All the injured are out of danger."

Meanwhile, traffic came to a grinding halt on the busy Chittoor-Bengaluru national highway, which is also linked to the Krishnagiri-Hosur highway. After an hour, the traffic was regulated.

Police suspect that the lorry driver dozed off due to which the accident might have taken place. All the relatives of the passengers were informed. A case has been registered and investigation is on.

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BY M. DIVYA SRI