Preliminary enquiry indicated that the speeding lorry, in a bid to overtake the two-wheeler, lost control and collided with the RTC bus. Photo: Special Arrangement
At least 17 individuals, including a three-month-old girl, were killed in a tragic road accident on the Mirjaguda–Khanapur road near Chevella on Monday (November 3, 2025) morning.
The mishap occurred around 7.30 a.m. on the Vikarabad–Hyderabad stretch when a lorry reportedly rammed into an RTC bus while attempting to overtake a two-wheeler.
According to a senior officer from the Cyberabad police, sixteen bodies were shifted to the Area Hospital in Chevella soon after the crash, while another body was recovered around 9 a.m. “So far, seventeen fatalities have been confirmed,” the officer said.
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November 03, 2025 09:21
Telangana CM directs officials to shift injured to Hyderabad
Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy directed officials to immediately reach the accident site in Chevella mandal of Rangareddy district and take up necessary relief measures. They were instructed to communicate full details of the accident from time to time.
The Chief Secretary K. Ramakrishna Rao and Director General of Police B. Shivadhar Reddy was directed to immediately shift those injured in the bus accident to Hyderabad for better treatment. The District Collector was asked to intensify relief measures.
Telangana Transport Minister Ponnam Prabhakar spoke to Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TGSRTC) managing director Nagireddy regarding the cause of the accident. Officials informed that a tipper lorry loaded with gravel, coming from the wrong route, hit the bus, as per official communication.
-Telangana bureau
November 03, 2025 09:20
At least 17 killed in road accident in Telangana’s Chevella
Seventeen individuals, including a three-month-old girl, were killed in a tragic road accident on the Mirjaguda–Khanapur road near Chevella on Monday (November 3, 2025) morning.
The mishap occurred around 7.30 a.m. on the Vikarabad–Hyderabad stretch when a lorry reportedly rammed into an RTC bus while attempting to overtake a two-wheeler.
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Published - November 03, 2025 09:17 am IST
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