"Fourteen people have died (in the incident) and all are from Tamil Nadu, most of them are students. They are working here to earn money for their education," CM Siddaramaiah said. Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar also visited the accident site on Sunday and told the reporters that the incident was a grave one. Attibele Cracker Shop Fire: 14 People Killed in Firecracker Store Accident; Karnataka Government Hands Over Case to CID.
CHITTOOR: The death toll in the bus accident in Chittoor district has gone up to nine with one more person succumbing to injuries in the hospital at Tirupati. Doctors have said that the condition of two more passengers is still critical. The driver's negligence and overspeeding were said to be the cause of the bus accident on Bhakarapeta ghat road on the Madanapalle-Tirupati