Bus carrying 50 workers topples while traveling on pothole-filled road in Pavagad
Pavagad: A bus that was transporting workers of a private company reportedly toppled as the bus driver lost control over the vehicle near Honnampalli on the outskirts of Virupasamudra of the taluk on Thursday night.
There were no fatalities, and the 50 workers traveling in the bus have escaped with minor injuries, said sources.
The workers were employees of KIA, of Hindupur. They reportedly traveled from villages of Andhra Pradesh and Pavagad, including Venkatapura, Rajavanti and Kanivenahalli as well as from Pavagad town itself, on a daily basis. Most of the workers in the bus are learned to be women.
When the bus neared Honnampalli, the driver struggled to take the vehicle on the pothole-filled road. As he lost control over the bus, the vehicle toppled, said sources.
The injured workers have been admitted to a nearby hospital.
The officials from the nearby Paragi Police Station on the Andhra Pradesh border visited the accident site and inspected the situation. They are also learned to have registered a case.
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RR beat RCB by six wickets in IPL
Guwahati (PTI): Blistering fifties by Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Dhruv Jurel powered Rajasthan Royals to a six-wicket win over Royal Challengers Bengaluru in their IPL match here on Friday.
Sent in to bat, RCB rode on a fighting half-century by skipper Rajat Patidar (63) to post 201 for 8.
Virat Kohli (32), Romario Shepherd (22) and Venkatesh Iyer (29) also chipped in with useful contributions.
In reply, Sooryavanshi (78 off 26 balls) and Dhruv Jurel (81 not out off 43 balls) shared a 37-ball 108-run partnership for the second wicket to set the platform. Krunal Pandya (2/30) tried to bring them back with back-to-back wickets.
But Jurel, in the company of Ravindra Jadeja (24), completed the task with another 68-run stand, with two overs to spare.
For RR, Jofra Archer (2/33), Ravi Bishnoi (2/32) and Brijesh Sharma (2/37) took two wickets.
Brief scores:
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: 201 for 8 in 20 overs (Rajat Patidar 63; Jofra Archer 2/33, Ravi Bishnoi 2/32, Brijesh Sharma 2/37).
Rajasthan Royals: 202 for 4 in 18 overs (Vaibhav Sooryavanshi 78, Dhruv Jurel 80 not out; Krunal Pandya 2/30, Josh Hazlewood 2/44).
