India, June 14 -- In a horrific road accident near Gottipura Gate in Bengaluru Rural's Hoskote taluk early Friday, five people, including two children, lost their lives after an APSRTC bus rammed into a truck from behind, Times of India reported.

Sixteen others were injured, two of them critically, in the crash that occurred around 2 am on the Kolar-Bengaluru highway, the report added.

According to preliminary investigation, police said the Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) bus was being driven rashly by a drowsy driver who lost control while trying to overtake a truck loaded with iron rods. The bus, which had started from Tirupati and was heading to Bengaluru, had around 30 passengers on board.

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