DEO, MEO injured in car accident in SSS district

The District Education Officer (DEO) Uppara Meenakshi and Agali Mandal Education Officer (MEO) Mr. Gopal were injured after the official car they were travelling in hit a tree on the roadside on the outskirts of Madakasira town in the Sri Sathya Sai District, on Thursday afternoon. Both the officers were out of danger but Ms. Meenakshi fractured her knee which required surgey, said the Anantapur DEO M. Sairam. The car which met with the accident was being driven by a new driver who reportedly dozed off at around 2 p.m. which led to the vehicle veering to its right and hitting a tree. Mr. Gopal was given first-aid and sent home.