Andhra Governor Nazeer expresses condolences over Chikkballapur accident
Oct 26, 2023
Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh) [India], October 26 : Governor of Andhra Pradesh S Abdul Nazeer on Thursday expressed condolences over the road accident in Chikkballapur in Karnataka, in which twelve migrant workers from Andhra Pradesh have died and one person was critically injured.
He also offered his heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family members.
The deceased migrant workers are from Gorantla Mandal of Sri Sathya Sai district of the state. They were killed after the vehicle they were travelling in crashed into a stationary tanker on Thursday.
The accident took place on National Highway 44 near a traffic police station. Police suspect foggy weather to have been the cause of the mishap.
"An Andhra Pradesh-based Tata Sumo collided with a truck around 7 am," Chikkaballapur Superintendent of Police DL Nagesh said.
The SUV was crushed due to the impact and passersby along with police managed to pull out the victims who were rushed to hospital.
