A Kaveri Travels bus that was headed to Amalapuram from Hyderabad was forced to halt its journey near the village of Ravulapalem, after a quantity of acid fell on the passengers from the over-head storage compartment.
According to sources, bottles of acid were being ferried to Amalapuram by the bus driver in an attempt to earn some extra bread. The fact that the driver is currently absconding further strengthens these speculations.
It has been reported that the bottles of acid leaked during the journey, and that 10 passengers sustained injuries due to the acid falling on them. Of the injured, 2 are understood to have sustained major injuries, while the others sport small boils on their skin with a few drops of the acid having fallen on them.
With the driver hitting the road as soon as he realized that his game was up, the irate passengers took to smashing the front windshield of the bus.
The injured were transported to a nearby hospital.