At least 19 people have been killed and several others injured after a container truck collided with a bus in southern India.
The Kerala state-run passenger bus, with 48 people on board, was heading from Bengaluru to Ernakulam on Thursday when the accident occurred in a town in Tamil Nadu state.
According to preliminary reports, the truck driver lost control and rammed into the bus.
An investigation is underway and officials have launched a manhunt for the truck driver.


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