Amaravati, March 6
Six persons were killed and 30 others injured in two separate road accidents in Andhra Pradesh on Thursday.
Four persons were killed and 20 others injured in a collision between a private bus and a truck in Eluru district.
The accident occurred near Chodimella village in the early hours of the day.
Police said a bus belonging to a private travel operator, on its way to Kakinada from Hyderabad, rammed into a cement-laden truck.
Such was the impact of the collision that the bus rolled over several times. Three passengers died on the spot while 20 others were injured. One of the injured later succumbed at the hospital.
A bus driver was among those killed in the accident. Police rushed to the spot and launched a rescue operation. The injured were shifted to nearby hospitals.
Both the vehicles were badly mangled in the crash. The accident led to heavy traffic jam on the highway. Police deployed a crane to remove the bus and restore vehicular traffic.