Twenty-seven members of a marriage party were injured, nine of them seriously, when the bus in which they were travelling overturned at ST Colony of Devalakuppam of Somala mandal, 70 km from here, on Friday.
The Somala police said that a private bus with residents of Pedda Upparapalle was returning from Madukuru of neighbouring Chowdepalle mandal in the early hours. When the vehicle reached Devalakuppam, the driver lost control of the vehicle while negotiating a stretch of potholes where underground cable works are under way; leading to the mishap.
Among the 27 injured, nine, including three women, received serious injuries. All were taken to the government hospital at Piler. The police said that all the injured were out of danger.
