WATCH: School students fall off auto as it crashes into speeding lorry in Visakhapatnam

Eight school children fell off an autorickshaw and were left severely injured after the vehicle collided with a speeding lorry in Visakhapatnam on Wednesday morning. The entire accident was captured on a CCTV camera positioned nearby. The autorickshaw-lorry accident took place near the Sangam Sarat Theatre junction. The injured school students were rushed to a nearby hospital where they are undergoing treatment. Warning: Viewer discretion advised

#WATCH | Andhra Pradesh: Eight school children were injured in an accident when an auto collided with a lorry near Sangam Sarat Theatre in Visakhapatnam

Source: CCTV Footage from a local shop pic.twitter.com/sr9xaadUVo

— ANI (@ANI) November 22, 2023

A report by ANI said the students were from Bethany school. “An auto collided with a truck at Sangam Sarat Theatre junction in Visakhapatnam. Eight school children were injured and shifted to the hospital,” DCP Srinivasa Rao said.

#WATCH | Andhra Pradesh: Eight students were injured in an accident when their auto collided with a lorry near Sangam Sarat Theatre in Visakhapatnam. The injured have been shifted to the hospital. Further details awaited. pic.twitter.com/MrcfwJzyfW

— ANI (@ANI) November 22, 2023

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“Four of them have been discharged. Three students are undergoing treatment. One student’s situation is critical,” DCP Rao said. With inputs from agencies