Lucky Escape For Devotees As Boulders From Hill Crash Into Tirumala Road
NDTV
A major accident was averted as the alert Road Transport Corporation driver had stopped the bus ahead of the landslide site, said an official.
Passengers travelling by a public bus had a lucky escape this morning when boulders from atop a hill came crashing down on the Up Ghat Road leading to Tirumala from Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh. The road cracked and the railing flew off due to the impact.
A major accident was averted as the alert Road Transport Corporation driver had stopped the bus ahead of the landslide site, said an official.
"Not just the bus. Several vehicles and people escaped what could have become a major mishap today," Jawahar Reddy, chief executive officer of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam told NDTV.
Road repair works are likely to take upto three days due to which devotees have been advised to postpone their visit.
