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Guntur: Woman run over as brakes of RTC bus fail

VIJAYAWADA: A woman was killed and ten injured as an APSRTC bus ran amok after its brakes reportedly failed. The incident took place at Satuluru under Nadendla mandal of Guntur on Sunday. The deceased was identified as Kota Veeramma (70).

She was resting under the shade of a tree when the bus ran over her and hit the tree.



According to Narasaraopet rural sub-inspector, Shaikh Shafi, the non-stop express bus was heading to Narasaraopet from Guntur on Sunday afternoon. At Satuluru, while trying to maneuver around a lorry, the driver realised that the vehicle’s brakes had failed. Panic-stricken, the driver went off the road in a bid to stop the bus but lost control over it.

The bus ran over the woman and stopped after hitting the trunk of the tree. Veeramma died on the spot. The bus was carrying about 30 people at the time of the incident. Cops rushed to the spot and shifted the injured to Narasaraopet government hospital. A case has been booked against the driver.

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