EX-AP minister escapes with minor injuries in road mishap

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Press Trust of India Visakhapatnam
Last Updated : Jun 19 2014 | 12:58 PM IST
Former Andhra Pradesh Tribal Welfare Minister, P. Balaraju and four others escaped with minor injuries when their car hit a roadside tree near Mulagapudi village in the district today, police said.
Balaraju, along with the district Congress Committee president Satish Varma and three others, was returning to Narsipatnam from Jangareddy Gudem in wee hours when the mishap occurred, Special Branch PRO Kiran Kumar said.
Prima facie it seems that the driver dozed off and lost control of the vehicle resulting in the accident, he said.
All the inured were taken to a hospital in Narsipatnam area and were discharged after administering them first aid.
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First Published: Jun 19 2014 | 12:58 PM IST

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