Telangana bus accident: Minister Ponnam Prabhakar confirms 20 deaths in Rangareddy bus-truck collision

Telangana bus accident

Telangana Transport Minister Ponnam Prabhakar confirmed that 20 people died in the road accident that took place in Chevella mandal of Rangareddy district. At least 20 individuals are undergoing medical treatment at the hospital, and three are critically injured, news agency ANI reported.

"Around 20 people died, around 20 are getting treatment in the hospital, 3 are critically injured," he told ANI.

The ADG (Law and Order) Mahesh Bhagwat stated, "Today morning, while this bus of Vikarabad depot was going towards Hyderabad, a tipper was coming from the Hyderabad side, from Chevella toward Vikarabad. There was a head-on collision, it seems that the tipper was travelling at a very high speed and it rammed into this bus...As per the conductor's statement, there were around 72 people on the bus. We are verifying that."

🚨 Tragic Accident in Telangana 💔 A truck driving on the wrong side crashed head-on into a TGRTC bus near Meerjaguda, Chevella (Ranga Reddy district), leaving 16 dead and several injured.

The truck, loaded with gravel, crushed the front of the bus, trapping passengers inside.… pic.twitter.com/GSHhwEkSee — Gaffar (@gaffar5593) November 3, 2025

Earlier, Prabhakar expressed grief over the road accident. He spoke to RTC MD Nagi Reddy and Rangareddy District Collector over the phone, directing them to take necessary measures to provide quality medical treatment to the injured, as per an official release.

CM Revanth Reddy orders immidiate relief operations

Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy expressed heartfelt grief over the road accident that took place in Chevella mandal of Rangareddy district. The CM instructed the officials to immediately reach the spot and take necessary relief measures. He ordered for the complete details of the accident to be informed in a timely manner.

The Chief Minister spoke to the DGP and CS over the phone and asked them to continue the relief operations being carried out there on a war footing and to deploy all departments.

He further instructed them to immediately evacuate all those injured in the bus accident to Hyderabad and make arrangements to provide them with better medical treatment.

The CM ordered for sufficient ambulances and medical personnel, be deployed to save the injured individuals. He also asked the available ministers to immediately reach the accident site.

The CM is constantly inquiring about the severity of the accident. He has alerted all the CS departmental officers with the order. A control room has been set up in the Secretariat immediately.