vijayawada seven people died and 18 others were injured in a fatal road accident near darsi in prakasam district in the early hours of tuesday a group of 37 people were travelling in the apsrtc bus from podili to kakinada when the accident occurredpolice said the driver of the rtc bus lost control of the wheel while attempting to avoid hitting an oncoming private bus the bus hit the roadside railing and plunged into the nagarjunasgar irrigation canal the bus fell on the edge of the canal the casualty would have been higher had the vehicle got completely submerged the deceased were identified as abdul azeez 65 abdul hani 60 shaik rameez 48 mulla noorjahan 58 mulla jani begum 65 shaik sabeena 35 and shaik heena 6prakasam district sp malika garg visited the accident site and supervised relief and rescue operations she said the victims had attended a marriage at podili in prakasam district on saturday and hired the bus to attend the marriage reception in kakinada on tuesday the accident occurred soon after they left podili for kakinadathe victims were fast asleep and fell on one another as the bus plunged into the canal