Two die, 3 hurt as bus hits car

Kurnool: Two persons died and another three were injured seriously when the car in which they were travelling collided head-on with an RTC bus on Kurnool-Kadapa highway on Wednesday. The two deceased were identified as K Padmavati, 32 and Rvikumar, 30, of Timmapuram village in Mahanandi mandal in the district. 

According to Panyam police, the car going to Mahanandi from Kurnool was hit by an RTC bus coming in opposite direction at Rajiv Gandhi Memorial College on the highway under Panyam police station limits. 

Two persons in the car died on the spite and another three suffered serious injuries. Panyam police who rushed to the spot after being alerted by passers-by shifted the injured to Kurnool government hospital and the bodies of the dead to Nandyal general hospital, said Circle Inspector of Panyam   G Parthasaradhi Reddy.