15 dead, 18 injured after truck collides with bus in Andhra

Hyderabad: At least 15 people were killed and 18 injured when a mini truck carrying a marriage party collided head-on with a bus in Andhra Pradesh's Prakasam district on Saturday, police said.

The accident occurred near Y Charolapalem village of Valetivaripalem mandal in Prakasam district of south coastal Andhra.

The mini truck, which was on its way from Kandukuru to Malakonda, rammed into the private bus coming from opposite direction. There were no passengers in the private bus, which caught fire due to the collision.

Such was the impact of the collision that both vehicles fell off the road.

Police said both the vehicles were apparently moving at a very high speed. While 14 people died on the spot, one succumbed at Kandukuru Hospital.