14 killed as bus, jeep collide in Andhra Pradesh

Amaravati, May 11 

Fourteen persons travelling in a jeep were killed when a speeding private bus collided with the vehicle in Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh on Saturday, the police said.

Another six passengers in the jeep sustained injuries and have been hospitalised. The victims, all related to each other, were identified as villagers of Ramavaram in Gadwal district of neighbouring Telangana state.

The victims were returing home after attending a wedding ceremony when the mishap took place.

The police said the luxury bus, proceeding from Hyderabad to Bengaluru, collided with the jeep that swerved into the other side of the highway in a bid to avoid a two-wheeler. — PTI

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