Overview
- Chevella Community Health Centre confirmed 20 deaths and said the injured were shifted locally and to Hyderabad for advanced treatment.
- The TSRTC bus was carrying roughly 70–72 passengers on the Tandur–Hyderabad route when it was struck head-on near Mirzaguda.
- The tipper’s gravel load collapsed into the coach, trapping riders and prompting the use of JCB earthmovers to recover victims.
- Telangana authorities activated a mass-casualty response and ordered an inquiry, and the Prime Minister’s Office announced ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh per deceased and Rs 50,000 for the injured.
- Separate crashes this weekend killed 15 in Jodhpur and 2 in Firozabad, highlighting recurring road-safety failures now under investigation.