Five people were killed and around 20 others sustained serious injuries after a private travel bus rammed into an iron-rod-laden container from behind in Telangana’s Suryapet district on Wednesday.
The accident occurred at around 4.30 am on the Hyderabad–Vijayawada National Highway when the private bus, carrying 42 passengers, was travelling from Hyderabad to Eluru in Andhra Pradesh. According to police, the bus rammed the truck from the rear.
The impact caused the iron rods loaded on the container to pierce into the bus, worsening the severity of the accident. Several passengers became trapped inside the mangled bus and cried for help.
Police carried out a rescue operation for more than an hour to pull the injured and trapped passengers out of the bus. The injured were shifted to nearby hospitals for treatment.
The accident caused a major traffic jam on the Hyderabad–Vijayawada National Highway.
Based on a preliminary investigation, police said the truck is suspected to have already hit a road divider before the bus collided with it from behind. Further investigation is underway, police added.
Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy expressed condolences over the deaths in the accident and conveyed his sympathies to the bereaved families.
He directed the Chief Secretary to take necessary measures to provide advanced medical care to those injured, an official release said.
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Published By:
Akshat Trivedi
Published On:
Aug 26, 2026 09:31 IST
