At least 20 persons were killed and several others injured on Monday after a truck carrying gravel collided with a Road Transport Corporation bus at Mirjaguda village near Chevella in Telangana’s Rangareddy district, The Hindu reported.

Chevella Assistant Commissioner of Police B Kishan said the bus had started from Tandur and was headed to Chevella with around 40 passengers on board, The Times of India reported.

Dr Rajendra Prasad, Superintendent of the Chevella Community Health Centre (CHC), told The Hindu that 20 persons have died in this accident.

Rajendranagar Deputy Commissioner of Police Yogesh Goutam said that the truck was in the right lane when it collided with the bus.

He added that the authorities were trying to ascertain whether the collision occurred while the truck driver was attempting to overtake or driving in the wrong direction.

“The accident occurred on the Bijapur Highway,” The Times of India quoted Goutam as saying. “We are removing the bodies from the bus and shifting them to hospitals. Traffic has been diverted on both sides.”

Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh from PM National Relief Fund each for the families of the deceased and Rs 50,000 for those injured.

Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy visited the accident site and directed the Road Transport Corporation managing director, the transport commissioner and the director general of fire services to oversee...

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