29/08/2026
VSKP-BHAWANIPATNA (via PARALAKHEMUNDI) OSRTC BUS CRASHES NEAR POLIPALLI 🚨
Driver killed; four injured
Other passengers escape unharmed
The bus had been stopped for inspection. At the same time, the driver got down to check the air pressure in the tyres. Meanwhile, a lorry approaching from behind rammed into the bus at high speed.
In the accident, the driver died on the spot. Four passengers sitting in the rear seats of the bus sustained injuries, while the remaining passengers escaped unharmed.
Bhogapuram/Ring Road, August 28 (Andhra Jyothy): A serious road accident occurred on Friday night on the National Highway near Polipalli in the mandal.
A lorry crashed into an Odisha RTC bus from behind, killing the bus driver, Birendra Kumar Mallik (45), a resident of Bentanari village in Kalahandi district, Odisha. Four passengers were also injured, while the remaining passengers escaped safely.
According to the report, the OSRTC bus was travelling from Visakhapatnam towards Bhawanipatna with around 30 passengers.
When the bus reached a curve near Polipalli, which had been identified as a black spot, Odisha officials stopped the bus for inspection.
At that time, driver Birendra Kumar Mallik (45) got down from the bus and was checking the air pressure of the rear tyres.
While he was standing behind the bus, a lorry coming from behind hit the bus with great force. The driver, who was behind the bus at the time, was crushed in the collision and was thrown aside. He died at the spot.
Four passengers sitting in the rear seats were also injured:
* Uma Maheswari — Gopalapenta, Narasannapeta Mandal, Srikakulam district
* Beepana Hemalatha — Ibrahimpatnam, Etcherla Mandal
* Varanasi Jyoti Prasad — Visakhapatnam
* Usharani
The remaining passengers escaped unharmed.
The lorry driver and cleaner fled the scene after the accident.
After receiving information, CI Durga Prasad Rao and SI Damodara Rao, along with police personnel, reached the accident site. The injured passengers were immediately taken by 108 ambulance to the Government Hospital in Vizianagaram.
Source: Andhra Jyothy report