30 passengers injured as bus falls into gorge

As many as 30 passengers, including 13 women, were injured Wednesday when a State transport bus overturned and fell into a gorge near Koyyur, about 140 km from here, police said. "The driver P Srinivasreddy is absconding and the reasons for the incident yet to be ascertained," Bhoopalpally district Superintendent of Police R.Bhaskaran said.

The injured were admitted to hospitals in Manthani and Mahadevpur and their condition is stable, police said. About 63 passengers were travelling in the bus at the time of the accident, the SP added.