Truck rams into bus in India, killing at least 20

A truck loaded with concrete stone chips rammed into a passenger bus in southern India, killing at least 20 people and injuring about two dozen.

The state-run transport bus was carrying about 70 passengers on the way to Hyderabad city in southern Telangana state early on Monday when it and a truck going in opposite direction collided near the town of Chevalla, local district official K Chandrakala told The Associated Press.

The front of the bus was badly mangled, trapping several passengers inside.

Rajendra Prasad, superintendent at Chevalla hospital said 20 bodies had been moved to the mortuary and will be handed over to their families after verification.

The accident came a day after a minibus carrying passengers in western state of Rajasthan rammed into a parked truck late Sunday, k