Four people were killed and two injured Sunday when a bus ran over people near Rajahmundry in Andhra Pradesh, police said.
The accident occurred at the Rajahmundry-Morampudi junction when the bus - belonging to a private school - was carrying people to a public meeting of YSR Congress Party in Tanaku in West Godavari district.
A 12-year-old boy and a woman were among the dead. The condition of the injured was said to be critical.
The bus driver apparently lost control of the vehicle which hit a car and crushed three motorbikes. The bus overturned before coming to a halt.
Shocking images of the accident were captured on CCTV cameras.
The government has ordered a probe into the accident.