Pushkaram Bus Overturns Near Beechupalli Ghat, 17 Injured 

Hyderabad: At least 17 passengers traveling in a bus were injured when the vehicle overturned off the highway at Machavaram in Jadcherla of Mahbubnagar district on Tuesday.

All the 50-odd passengers belonging to Almaspur village in Ellareddypet mandal of Karimnagar district were on their way to Beechupally Pushkar Ghat to have a holy dip in Krishna river. The bus was badly damaged after it lost control and overturned.

Police said the accident occured because of negligent driving. The injured were treated at a nearby hospital and no one is serious.