Kollam: Three persons lost their lives in an accident involving a KSRTC bus and a private bus on MC Road at Kambamkod near Chadayamangalam on Friday afternoon.

Around 40 passengers were injured and the condition of many is said to be critical.

One of the deceased has been identified as Remya (23) of Perumbavoor.

The accident took place around 7.15 pm. Eyewitnesses said the over-speeding private bus, which was heading to Attingal, hit the KSRTC bus.

Majority of the passengers in the KSRTC bus were employees of Technopark.

The injured have been admitted to a hospital in Anchal, Thiruvananthapuram Medical College Hospital (17 persons) and Sree Gokulam Medical College in Venjaramoodu (6 persons).