Andhra Pradesh: 14 Killed, Four Injured as Bus Collides with Lorry in Kurnool

Preliminary investigation suggests that the driver of the bus apparently lost control and the vehicle first crashed against the road median and then rolled to the other side of the road hitting a lorry, the official said.

Kurnool: Fourteen people, including eight women and a child, were killed and four others injured when a minibus collided with a lorry in Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh early on Sunday, police said.

The incident took place at around 4 am when a group of people hailing from Chittoor district of the state were travelling in the minibus towards Hyderabad, a senior police official told PTI.

“They were all on their way to Ajmer in Rajasthan,” he added.

Preliminary investigation suggests that the driver of the bus apparently lost control and the vehicle first crashed against the road median and then rolled to the other side of the road hitting a lorry, the official said.

The injured have been hospitalised and the condition of two is stated to be serious, police said.

(PTI)