15 Malaysian devotees hurt in AP accident

Tuesday, December 26, 2006, 9:40 [IST]

Tirupati, Dec 24 (UNI) As many as 15 Malaysian devotees were injured, three of them seriously, when an APSRTC bus in which they were travelling hit another bus between Kapilatheertham and Alipiri Cross Road this evening.

Police here said 35 people from Malaysia had come here from Bangalore this morning.

The devotees were on way to Tirumala for darshan at the Sri Venkateswara Temple when the driver applied sudden brakes, hitting another bus.

The seriously injured had been admitted to the Government Ruia Hospital, the police said.

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