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Hyderabad, Nov 9 (IANS) One person was killed and six others were injured when a multi-utility vehicle (MUV) hit a Road Transport Corporation (RTC) bus in Telangana’s Sangareddy district.
The accident occurred near Kavalampet Kandi mandal when the Toofan vehicle hit the RTC bus from behind. The bus was coming from Sangareddy to Hyderabad.
One person died on the spot and six others were injured in the collision. The deceased was identified as 45-year-old Balaiya.
The injured have been admitted to the government hospital in Sangareddy and the condition of some of them is said to be critical.
Police have registered the case and started further investigation.
This is the latest in a series of road accidents involving buses in the Telugu states.
In another incident, one person was killed and eight others were injured when a private bus collided with a truck in Sri Sathya Sai district of Andhra Pradesh on November 4.
The accident occurred near Dhamajipalle in Chennakothappalle mandal when the Jabbar Travels bus hit the truck from behind while taking a turn.
On November 3, 19 people lost their lives in a head-on collision between an RTC bus and a tipper truck in Rangareddy district of Telangana. A speeding truck carrying construction material hit the bus, which was going from Tandur to Hyderabad. Many passengers were buried under gravel.
In another incident, a private bus overturned in Andhra Pradesh’s Eluru district on the night of November 3, killing one person and injuring 10 others. The accident occurred when the Bharathi Travels bus, traveling from Eluru to Hyderabad, overturned at a turn at Jubilee Nagar.
This was the second accident involving a private travel bus on the same route in 10 days.
Nineteen people were burnt to death when a private bus caught fire after crushing a motorcycle lying on the road following an accident near Kurnool city in Andhra Pradesh on October 24.
Vemuri Vinod Kumar, owner of V Kaveri Travels, was arrested on November 7 and sent to judicial custody.
Meanwhile, a bus of the same travel bus operator was stopped in Bapatla district of Andhra Pradesh early on Sunday when its bus was going from Tirupati to Hyderabad, after which it stood in the second queue.
According to the passengers, the bus had stopped at 2.30 in the night and when they enquired, they were told that there was a minor problem and the train would leave in 5-10 minutes. However, they had to wait till morning.
The passengers contacted police, who arranged alternative travel for them.
Passengers alleged that the main driver had derailed and the person driving the vehicle was a temporary driver. Police said they are investigating.
–IANS
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