Accident
Bodies buried under gravel, terrified screams echo: 20 dead in Telangana highway horror
Hyderabad/IBNS: Heartbreaking scenes of bodies buried under the gravel screaming for help were seen after a gravel-laden truck rammed into a bus on the Hyderabad-Bijapur highway in the Rangareddy district of Telangana on Monday, media reports said.
At least 20 people were killed and several others injured after the collision took place early this morning.
The drivers of both the vehicles died.
The bus driver and six rows behind were the worst affected.
The rescuers struggled to recover the bodies buried under the gravel which swamped the passengers who were 70 in number in the state transport bus.
VIDEO | Rangareddy: Several injured after a tipper collided with a Tandur RTC bus near Mirjaguda on the Hyderabad-Bijapur highway.
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) November 3, 2025
(Full video available on PTI Videos - https://t.co/n147TvrpG7) pic.twitter.com/ZwgBJcTDtn
Among the killed were a 10-month-old baby and 10 women.
According to police, the bus was heading from Tandur to Chevella.
"We have to verify whether the accident occurred while the truck driver was attempting to overtake or if he was driving in the wrong direction," Rajendranagar DCP Yogesh Goutam said as quoted by The Times of India.
Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy posted on X, "The horrific road accident that occurred in Chevella Mandal of Ranga Reddy District has caused profound shock. The visuals of the accident have been heart-wrenching.
"I express my deepest condolences to the families of the deceased. The government will support their families in every possible way and stand by them. We are taking war-footing measures to provide better medical assistance to the injured. I have spoken with the State Chief Secretary and the State DGP on this matter. I have instructed that the injured be shifted to Hyderabad for better medical treatment."
రంగారెడ్డి జిల్లా చేవెళ్ల మండలంలో జరిగిన ఘోర రోడ్డు ప్రమాదం తీవ్ర దిగ్భ్రాంతిని కలిగించింది. ప్రమాద దృశ్యాలు హృదయాన్ని కలిచివేశాయి.
— Revanth Reddy (@revanth_anumula) November 3, 2025
మృతుల కుటుంబాలకు నా ప్రగాఢ సానుభూతిని తెలియజేస్తున్నాను. వారి కుటుంబాలకు ప్రభుత్వం అన్ని విధాలుగా ఆదుకుంటుంది, అండగా ఉంటుంది. క్షతగాత్రులకు…
Reddy has directed the Collector, local MLAs and Transport Minister Ponnam Prabhakar to visit the spot and oversee the relief operation.
The CM has directed officials to reach the spot immediately and undertake necessary relief measures.
The CM has ordered that complete details related to the accident be informed from time to time.
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