Hyderabad, Nov 3 (UNI) In a ghastly road accident, 15 people including the drivers of both vehicles were killed and 15 others injured, some of them critically, when a Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TGSRTC) bus collided with a gravel-laden tipper on the Hyderabad–Bijapur National Highway near Mirzaguda in Chevella mandal of Rangareddy district on Monday morning.
According to police, the bus carrying about 70 passengers was heading to Hyderabad from Tandur when the mishap occurred. Rescue teams retrieved the passengers from the mangled bus with the help of three proclains.
The injured were rushed to the Government Area Hospital in Chevella and nearby private hospitals for treatment. Both vehicles were completely damaged in the impact.
Traffic came to a standstill for several hours on the Chevella–Vikarabad road following the accident.
A case has been registered, and police have launched an investigation into the incident.
