Visakhapatnam: Tribal Welfare Minister Pasupuleti Balaraju and four others had a lucky escape with few injuries when a SUV in which they were travelling overturned after the vehicle hit a tree near Mulagapudi village under Nathavaram mandal in the district on Thursday in wee hours.
According to police, the minister along with President of District Congress Committee U Satish Varma and three others were returning to Narsipatnam from Jangareddygudem of West Godavari district after attending a marriage function when the accident took place.
Cops said that the driver of the vehicle lost control over and hit a road-side tree around 2.40 am. The injured were shifted to Narsipatnam area hospital for first aid and later all were admitted to King George Hospital. All of them were out of danger.
