Wreckage of a vehicle at the site after a collision between a bus and a car, in Nandyal, Andhra Pradesh, Friday, Dec. 26, 2025.
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Four persons were killed, and two others suffered severe injuries in a head-on collision between a private travel bus and an SUV in the early hours of Friday (December 26, 2025) in Allagadda mandal of the district.
According to the police, the SUV was proceeding towards Hyderabad from Tirupati when the driver lost control over the steering, crossed the road divider to the other side and crashed into a private travels bus coming from the opposite direction around 3 a.m. at Nallagatla in Allagadda mandal. The bus was moving towards Pondicherry from Hyderabad.
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Police said four people travelling in the SUV died on the spot, while two others suffered serious injuries and were shifted to the hospital.
The victims and injured were said to be residents of Nizampet in Hyderabad, in neighbouring Telangana. The six have been accompanying `Shiva Svamis’ for the past couple of days and cooking for them during their pilgrimage. They were returning back to Hyderabad when the accident took place.
All the passengers in the bus are safe and were shifted to another vehicle for their onward journey as the vehicle suffered damage.
Roads and Buildings Minister B.C. Janardhan Reddy expressed shock over the loss of lives and asked the officials to provide the best possible treatment to the injured.
Published – December 26, 2025 09:30 am IST
