It further stated that the accident took place due to negligence of the jeep driver, who allegedly jumped off the vehicle after a front tyre of the car busted. This resulted in the high-speed jeep ramming into the standing truck, the eyewitnesses said. Gujarat Road Accident: Jeep Carrying 18 Persons Rams Into Standing Truck in Patan, Seven Killed; Driver Absconding.
In 2021, a total of 19,729 road accidents were registered in AP, in which 8,053 persons were killed and 21,169 injured. That was a 10.16 per cent rise in number of accidents and 14.08 per cent in fatalities compared to the year 2020. In 2020, despite being the Covid year, the state recorded 7,059 deaths and 19,612 injuries in 17,910 accidents. Road Accident Fatalities Rise by 6.56% in Andhra Pradesh in 10 Months.