Two people were killed and 10 others injured when a jeep carrying Bhavani Deeksha devotees overturned on the Paderu ghat road in Andhra Pradesh’s Alluri Sitharama Raju district on Monday, according to a report by Deccan Chronicle.
The devotees were returning after offering prayers at the Goddess Modakondamma temple in Paderu when the accident occurred. The report did not provide further details about what caused the jeep to overturn or the exact location of the crash on the ghat road.
The injured were taken to King George Hospital in Visakhapatnam for better treatment. The hospital, commonly known as KGH, is treating the injured after they were shifted from the accident site, the report said.
The accident involved a vehicle carrying devotees travelling from the temple area. Two people died in the crash, while 10 others sustained injuries. The identities and ages of those killed and injured were not provided in the available report.
Paderu is located in the agency area of Alluri Sitharama Raju district, where roads pass through hilly terrain. However, the supplied report did not state whether road conditions, weather, vehicle condition or any other factor contributed to the accident.
Further details about the victims’ condition, the identities of those involved and any official inquiry were not available in the report. The injured remain under treatment at King George Hospital in Visakhapatnam.
