Three killed in bus-lorry collision in Andhra
Sirivella Metta (Andhra Pradesh) (PTI): Three people were killed after a private bus collided with a lorry and caught fire here in Nandyal district on Thursday, police said.
According to Nandyal district Superintendent of Police (SP) Suneel Sheoran, the bus carrying 36 passengers was heading to Hyderabad when the accident occurred around 1.40 am near Sirivella Metta in Nandyal district. After suffering a tyre burst, the bus crashed into a lorry coming in the opposite direction.
“Three people, including the bus driver, were killed in the accident, while all 36 passengers were evacuated safely,” Sheoran told reporters.
He said both vehicles were engulfed in flames after the collision. However, the passengers were safely evacuated through the exits with the help of locals.
Four passengers sustained minor fracture injuries and were shifted to a nearby hospital for treatment, said the SP, adding that timely evacuation prevented further casualties.
Traffic at the accident site has been restored, said Sheoran.
Meanwhile, teams from the Regional Forensic Science Laboratory (RFSL) and Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) arrived from Kurnool to examine the scene and ascertain the exact cause of the fire.
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15 IAS officers transferred in Haryana
Chandigarh (PTI): The Haryana government transferred 15 IAS officers with immediate effect on Wednesday.
Among those who have been transferred are Vineet Garg, Chairman, Haryana State Pollution Control Board. He has been posted as the additional chief secretary to the government's printing and stationery department, relieving Raja Shekhar Vundru of the charge, a government order said.
Ajay Kumar, Deputy Commissioner, Gurugram, has been transferred and posted as the deputy principal secretary-II to the chief minister against a newly-created post.
Pankaj Agarwal, Principal Secretary, Irrigation and Water Resources Department, has been posted as the principal secretary in the architecture department, relieving Apporva Kumar Singh of the charge.
Saket Kumar, Additional Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Commissioner and Secretary, Development and Panchayats Department, has been transferred and posted as the commissioner and secretary in the archives department, relieving Shekhar Vidyarthi of the charge.
Mani Ram Sharma, Registrar, Cooperative Societies, has been posted as the secretary in the health department, relieving Rippudaman Singh Dhillon of the charge.
