The bus (AP28TB166) belonging to a private carrier was heading to Hyderabad from Amalapuram. It started off from Vijayawada at 11pm. At around 11.30 pm, the bus hit a tree on the roadside and was smashed, turning turtle. (Photo: Narayana Rao)
\"All of them were students of Osmania Medical College. While four of them and the driver died on spot, one student died in Government General Hospital. The bus overturned after hitting a tree on the road side at Surayapalem,\" said Bhavanipuram Inspector Gopala Krishna. (Photo: Narayana Rao)
Twenty other medical students sustained injuries and condition of two students is said to be critical. (Photo: Narayana Rao)
Initial reports suggest that the driver was inebriated.