30 students injured in accident in Prakasam District, AP

At least thirty students were injured when a private bus plunged into a rivulet at Pedda Allavalapadu in Prakasam district in the early hours of Thursday.

The incident comes close on the heels of a tragedy at Mullapadu village in Penuganchiprolu mandal in Krishna district that left 11 people dead and 25 others injured.

P.C. Palli Sub-Inspector B. Ramakrishna said 17 of the students have been rushed to hospitals in Ongole, including Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS).

The accident occurred when the driver of a private bus hit a culvert, he said, adding that 78 students from a school in Karedu village in Ulavapadu mandal were returning after an excursion to tourist places in the neighbouring Kurnool district.