Adilabad Rural police Sub-Inspector Mujahid said Kavita (19) breathed her last when she was being shifted to hospital, while Bhujan Rao, a father of two children, was critical. He was under observation at the Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Medical Science (RIMS)-Adilabad.
Thalamadugu Sub-Inspector Dhanashri said 18 passengers and two drivers received injuries when the four-wheeler coming from Nanded of Maharashtra to Adilabad hit the van on the outskirts of Sunkidi village at 4 am.
While 17 labourers who had more than three bee bites were admitted to Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS)-Adilabad, 13 labourers who were bitten below thrice were provided with treatment at a primary health centre at Saidapur in Bhela.
In a statement, the Commissioner urged people to hand over persons involved in crime or moving suspiciously in their areas to the police and not to take law into their hands.
The Krishna Express was going from Adilabad to Tirupati and as it approached Alair station, the passengers heard a loud sound and informed railway authorities, who immediately stopped the train.