A 70-year-old woman was killed and 17 others were injured when a State-owned bus from Atmakur hit a stationary lorry and overturned at Damaramadugu, near Buchireddypalem, in SPSR Nellore district on Wednesday.
The injured, including three in a serious condition, were rushed to different private hospitals by police personnel attached to Buchireddypalem and Sangam police stations.
They also safely brought out from the Nellore-bound bus 18 other passengers, who were trapped in the bus that overturned under the impact of the rear-end collision, Sangam Sub-Inspector K Nagaraju said.