16 dead, 8 injured as tipper truck collides with RTC bus on Hyderabad-Bijapur highway

HYDERABAD: At slightest 16 radical died erstwhile a motortruck with a load of gravel rammed into a RTC autobus coming from the other absorption astatine Mirjaguda adjacent Chevella successful Vikarabad territory of Telangana connected Monday.According to Chevella ACP B Kishan, the RTC autobus started astatine Tandur and it was expected to scope Chevella. "The motortruck was carrying a load of gravel. As of present we tin corroborate that 16 radical including the motortruck operator and respective autobus passengers died successful the accident," the ACP said.

Rajendranagar DCP Yogesh Goutam said that the motortruck was successful the close lane erstwhile it crashed into the bus. "We person to verify whether the mishap occurred portion the motortruck operator was attempting to overtake oregon if helium was driving successful the incorrect direction," the DCP said.At the clip of the incident, determination were much than 50 passengers successful the autobus and the load of gravel successful the motortruck fell connected the passengers aft the collision. "The mishap occurred connected Bijapur highway. We are removing the bodies and the injured from the autobus and shifting them to hospitals. Traffic is being diverted connected some sides," the DCP said.Telangana CMO posted connected X, "CM Revanth Reddy expressed grief implicit the roadworthy mishap that took spot successful Chevella mandal of Rangareddy district.

The CM instructed the officials to instantly scope the spot and instrumentality indispensable alleviation measures. The CM ordered that the implicit details of the mishap beryllium informed from clip to time. The Chief Minister has ordered the CS and DGP to instantly evacuate each those injured successful the autobus mishap to Hyderabad and marque arrangements to supply them with amended aesculapian treatment.

The CM has asked the disposable ministers to instantly scope the mishap site."Speaking astir the accident, Chevella Police said, “A roadworthy mishap occurred betwixt a TGSRTC autobus and a motortruck adjacent Khanapur Gate, nether the Chevella constabulary presumption limits. Several passengers are injured, and much details are yet to beryllium known. This incidental happened aboriginal this morning. We reached the spot, and further details volition beryllium provided later.”(With bureau inputs)