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Six women died on the spot after an autorickshaw in which they were travelling in collided head-on with a private bus in Kakinada district of Andhra Pradesh on Sunday afternoon, police said.
They said the private bus rammed into the vehicle near Tallarevu bypass road. All the deceased were identified as labourers employed in a nearby shrimp farm, according to police.
Six persons were critically injured in the accident and have been admitted to the government hospital in Kakinada where they are being treated.
Korangi police registered a case and an investigation is under way.
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