A private wedding bus plunged into a valley on Bhakarapeta ghat road in AP's Chittoor district, killing eight people and injuring more than 45 others. The victims are claimed to be from Dharmavaram in the district of Anantapur. According to Venu, the groom, who was injured and is being treated at Tirupati's Ruia hospital, has claimed that the accident occurred owing to the driver's irresponsibility. He claims that the driver ignored them when they requested him to go slowly, and that he also ignored speed limit signs. After the event, District Collector M. Hari Narayanan, Tirupati (urban) Superintendent of Police Ch Venkata Appala Naidu, and other authorities oversaw the rescue mission.
