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13 injured as bus, lorry fall in canal

Kakinada, Jun 24 (UNI) At least thirteen people were injured when a private tourist bus in which they were travelling from Hyderabad to Amalapuram collided head on with a lorry, leading both the vehicles to fall into roadside canal near Jaggaiah turning between Ravulapalem and Kothapet.

The injured passengers were given first aid at Kothapet after the yesterday's accident.

The Ravulapalem police has registered a case.

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