AP govt announces Rs 5 lakh ex-gratia for kin of deceased in bus accident

Nine people were killed after a bus overturned on the ghat road between Chinturu and Bhadrachalam in Andhra Pradesh's Alluri Sitaramaraju (ASR) district, said ASR District Collector Dinesh Kumar.M Ramprasad Reddy met the injured in the accident in the



Alluri Sitaramaraju district.

Around 3.30 am, nine people lost their lives in the accident. Five people are injured. The government is ensuring that the injured receive proper treatment. 

We have announced a compensation of Rs 5 lakh for the families of the deceased from the state government, and the Prime Minister has also announced a compensation of Rs 2 lakh from the PMNRF to the families of the victims, State Minister Reddy told media.