VISAKHAPATNAM: Atleast two people, including a child, were killed and 15 others were injured in a road accident when a private bus crashed into a stationary lorry on the NH-16 stretch near Madhupada of Gajapathinagaram mandal in Vizianagaram district on Saturday morning.
The incident took place when a group of people from Odisha were travelling in a bus of a medical college to attend a medical camp.
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According to the police, the private travel bus with around 40 passengers was heading to Vizag city from Odisha when the accident occurred. The driver of the bus lost control of the wheel and hit the stationary lorry from behind.
Two people died on the spot, and five others were severely injured in the incident. The injured were stuck in the bus for more than one hour as they had no way to get out.
The Vizianagaram district police rushed to the spot and pulled out passengers stuck in the bus. Later, those with severe injuries were referred to Vizianagaram hospital.
