19 KILLED IN LORRY-BUS COLLISION IN TELANGANA

Accident occurred when a tipper travelling in the wrong direction collided with the bus

- TDG NETWORK

A lorry collided with a TGSRTC bus in Telangana’s Rangareddy district on Monday, killing 19 people and injuring 20 others, according to officials.

According to Cyberabad Police Commissioner Avinash Mohanty, around 60 people were travelling in the bus when the accident occurred. He confirmed that both the bus and lorry drivers were among the deceased.

“The lorry was carrying chips, which we use for construction. That collided with a bus. As of now, 19 people have died and about 20 people are injured. They are being treated at different hospitals... About 70 people were in the bus...Exact reason of accident we will know from the investigation. But primarily, it was found that it was a head-on collision...Both drivers died... We have identified the maximum number of bodies, we are waiting for some relatives to come and identify, Inquest is also complete for most of the bodies, few are left and we are working on that. Postmortem has started, as of now 4 postmortems have been completed and some bodies have been dispatched,” Mohanty told reporters.

According to officials, the accident occurred when a tipper travelling in the wrong direction collided with the bus. The Minister directed RTC officials to go to the accident site right away.