Eight persons, including the bus driver, were injured when an RTC bus reportedly hit a stationary lorry on NH-16 near NG Palem area under Kasimkota Police Station limits, in Visakhapatnam district on Wednesday early morning.
All the injured were shifted to Anakapalle area hospital and are said to be safe.
According to reports, at around 3.30 a.m., a lorry which was heading towards Tuni from Visakhapatnam hit the median, allegedly after the driver lost control over the vehicle. An APSRTC bus ferrying 24 passengers from Palasa in Srikakulam district to Vijayawada, hit the lorry from the back.
The police said that the lorry driver should have moved the vehicle from the middle of the road, after the accident. Among the injured, the bus driver received severe injuries. The Kasimkota police immediately shifted him to the hospital without even waiting for 108 ambulance services.
A case has been registered and investigation is on.
