20 students dead in APSRTC bus mishap in Penukonda in AP

An Andhra Pradesh State Road Transportation Corporation (APSRTC) bus carrying more than fifty people, mostly students coming from Madakasira town to Hindupur for higher studies, started from Madakasira to Penukonda at around 7:45. When the bus was negotiating a curve, less than 10



kms from the Penukonda town, on the intervening ghat section of the road, it fell into a gorge of around 30 feet in depth.

The number of deceased is expected to go up. The injured have been given first aid while those severely hurt are being taken to Bangalore for treatment.

According to Penukonda MLA Partha Sarathi, rescue efforts are on in full swing. The AP government has announced an ex-Gratia of Rs 5 lakhs for the families of those who died in this morning's mishap..