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Telangana Bus Crash Kills One, Injures 36, With Separate Gantry Strike and Mill Fire Reported

Police cite a missed sighting of a parked truck in Khammam as separate Hyderabad, Sangareddy cases move to investigation.

Overview

  • The TGSRTC Super Luxury bus crashed into a broken-down truck parked by the roadside near Chandra Thanda in Khammam early Sunday.
  • The truck cleaner working beneath the vehicle died, and 36 bus passengers were taken to Government Hospital, Khammam with injuries.
  • Police say the bus driver failed to notice the stationary truck, and they are investigating the collision.
  • In Hyderabad, a container truck hit a height-restriction gantry at Nalgonda X Road late Saturday, with a breathalyser showing the cleaner driving was intoxicated as police registered a case.
  • Fire services in Sangareddy said a blaze at Sri Samarth Protect Cotton Mill in Kangti began with a spark from a tractor battery, causing no injuries as owners estimated 3,000 tonnes of cotton lost and property damage above Rs two crore.