00:00A road accident occurred on Monday morning in Rangkaredi district of Telangana that shook
00:26everyone. Near Mirzaguda village in Chevela Mandal, a truck loaded with gravel collided with the
00:32State Transport Corporation RTC bus. The collision was so severe that the entire load of the truck
00:37fell onto the bus, trapping many passengers inside. So far, the death of 24 people has been
00:43confirmed, while 18 passengers are seriously injured. Among the deceased are the drivers of
00:49both the bus and the truck, several women, and a 10-month-old child and his mother. According to
00:54information, this bus from Tandor depot was carrying about 70 passengers to Hyderabad. Then
00:59a speeding truck, coming from the opposite direction, suddenly lost control, collided directly with
01:04the bus and overturned. After the Kasege, at the collision, the entire gravel load of the
01:10truck fell onto the bus, crashing it completely. Nearby people reported that within seconds,
01:15the place was filled with silence of pain and screams. Many passengers were trapped inside
01:18the bus, calling for help. Without wasting time, the Satchimaitai Tietarpa Satchi ham the
01:23villagers started the rescue operation with the help of three JCB machines. The police and rescue
01:28team immediately reached the spot and began the work of extracting the passengers trapped in the
01:31bus. So far, 15 passengers have been safely rescued, including the bus conductor Radha. All the
01:36injured Habistach Kepi Jidda have been sent to Chevella Government Hospital, while the seriously
01:40injured passengers have been referred to Hyderabad for better treatment. Chevella Circle Inspector
01:44Bhopal Sridhar was also injured during the relief work. He was injured in the leg due to a collision
01:50with the JCB and has been admitted to the hospital. Telangana Chief Minister Revant Reddy expressed
01:55deep sorrow over the incident and described it as a very large human tragedy. He ordered Chief
02:00Secretary K Ramakrishna Rao and DGPB Shivadar Reddy to immediately expedite the relief work at the
02:06site. Chief Minister Revant Reddy said,
02:08No injured person should face any delay in treatment. All seriously injured patients should
02:14be immediately taken to Hyderabad. He instructed ministers and senior officials to personally go to
02:18the site and oversee the relief work. The government has deployed all departments of the district in the
02:23relief operation. Sufficient ambulances, medical teams and paramedical staff have been stationed at
02:28the site to save as many lives as possible. Preliminary investigation has revealed that the accident
02:32occurred due to over speeding and the truck driver losing control. The collision was so severe that
02:37the front part of the bus was completely shattered. The police said that after the accident on the
02:43Hyderabad-Bijapur Highway, a long traffic jam occurred. Traffic was disrupted for hours on the
02:49Chavella-Vicarabad route. Immediately after the accident, local people reached the scene and
02:52started rescue operations. They helped the police in getting the injured out of the bus and assisted
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