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Four killed as bus runs over people in Andhra

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IANS Hyderabad

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.

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First Published: Feb 01 2015 | 5:34 PM IST

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