Woman and infant feared dead in Markapuram bus accident
The Hindu
A tragic bus accident in Markapuram leaves a woman and her infant feared dead, raising safety concerns for migrant workers.
A 25-year-old migrant construction worker, Prabavathi, who boarded the ill-fated private travel bus in Telangana’s Jagtial town on Wednesday (March 25, 2026) night along with her months-old baby, feared dead in the ghastly road accident near Rayavaram in Andhra Pradesh’s Markapuram district early on Thursday morning.
The Vinjamuru-bound private passenger bus started its journey from Telangana’s Nirmal town, carrying around 36 passengers — mostly construction workers and masons from Andhra Pradesh — and driver and conductor on Wednesday evening. Two more boarded later.
Two passengers, including Prabhavathi along with her baby, boarded the bus in Jagtial en route Vinjamuru in Andhra Pradesh.
Another passenger identified as Manohar, a native of Markapuram district, escaped from the horrific road accident with multiple injuries.
According to sources, at least 13 passengers of the bus were killed and 25 others injured when the bus caught fire after colliding with a tipper lorry near Rayavaram in the pre-dawn accident. Most of the occupants of the bus hail from Markapuram, Prakasam and Nellore districts in Andhra Pradesh, sources added.
When the Jagtial Town Police contacted Manohar over phone, he told them that he was admitted to the Government Hospital in Markapuram with grievous injuries. However, the attempts to reach Prabhavathi over mobile phone went in vain as the phone was switched off.
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