14 killed, 4 injured in bus-MUV crash in Andhra

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Amaravati:  As many as 14 people were killed and four others injured when a speeding bus crashed into a multi-utility vehicle (MUV) on the Hyderabad-Bengaluru national highway near Veldurthi in the Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh on Saturday, police said.

The bus, on its way from Hyderabad to Bengaluru, collided with the vehicle coming from the opposite direction.

According to the police, to save a two-wheeler rider the bus driver hit the road divider and crashed into the MUV in the opposite lane. The victims hailed from the Jogulamba Gadwal district of Telangana.

Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao expressed shock over the loss of lives in the accident. He asked the district collector to ensure proper treatment to the injured admitted in Kurnool hospital.

Published on: May 11, 2019 at 20:30 IST

IANS

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