CM Chandrashekhar Rao expresses shock over the accident, announced Rs 5 lakh as ex-gratia to the family members of the deceased in the bus accident.
AMN / Hyderbad
At least 51 people were killed and many others injured when a state-owned Road Transport Corporation (RTC) bus fell off a ghat road of a hill into a gorge in Telangana’s Jagtial district on Tuesday.
Among those dead, 4 were children, 32 women and 15 men.
The Jagtial depot bus had 60 passengers and was proceeding from Shanivarapet village to Jagtial via Kondagattu ghat road and Muthyampet villages when it fell into the valley resulting in the accident.
More than two dozen passengers died on the spot.
According to initial reports, the bus was over crowded and lost control while travelling on the hillock. The Hanuman Temple of Kondagattu is famous among the people in the region and attracts a large number of pilgrims.
“The incident happened between 11.45 am and noon. At least 15 people have died in the mishap…20 others were injured and they have been shifted to different hospitals,” Jagtial District Collector A Sharat, who is supervising the relief and rescue work, told media.
Telangana chief minister K Chandrashekhar Rao expressed shock over the accident and conveyed his condolences. He directed officials to provide immediate medical assistance to those injured.
Chandrashekhar Rao announced Rs 5 lakh as ex-gratia to the family members of the deceased in the bus accident.