Five killed in Telangana bus accident

Hyderabad, Oct 1 (IANS) Five people were killed and 14 others injured when a bus collided with a stationary truck in Telangana’s Suryapet district on Sunday, police said.

The accident occurred at 3 a.m. near Muddulacheruvu, about 150 km from Hyderabad.

The bus belonging to Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) was en route to Hyderabad from Vijayawada.

The driver while trying to overtake another bus hit the truck, witnesses said.

There were 36 passengers in the bus. The injured were admitted to hospitals at Kodad and Suryapet. The condition of four is stated to be critical.