Massive Bus-Truck Collision in Rangareddy: Death toll rises to 20, Telangana announces Rs 7 lakh ex gratia

November 3, 2025

Hyderabad: Over twenty people were killed and several others injured in a collision between an RTC bus and a truck in Telangana’s Rangareddy district on Monday. The accident occurred around 6.30 a.m. on the Hyderabad-Bijapur highway near Mirzaguda in Chevella mandal, about 60 km from Hyderabad. The bus, which was moving to Hyderabad from Tandur, was hit by a concrete-laden tipper truck coming from the opposite direction.

Passengers buried under gravel 

According to eyewitnesses, passengers sitting in the first six rows were crushed and buried under the gravel as the tipper lorry pierced through the bus. The entire gravel load fell in the bus, adding to the intensity of the crash. Eighteen passengers of the bus, including 10 women, died in the collision. The deceased include drivers of both the bus and the truck. A 10-month-old baby and her mother were among those dead. There were about 70 passengers aboard the bus, which belonged to the Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC). Several passengers were injured, and they were shifted to the government hospital at Chevella, where the condition of three of them is stated to be critical.

A speeding truck rammed into bus 

Heart-wrenching scenes were witnessed as several injured people trapped in the rubble were crying for help. Police and other rescue personnel had a tough time pulling out the injured. Three JCBs were pressed into service to cut through the bus to retrieve the bodies and rescue the injured. One of the survivors said the bus started from Tandu at 5 a.m. and was full to its capacity by the time it reached Vikarabad.

Several passengers were standing. The survivor said a speeding tipper truck coming from the opposite direction rammed into the bus. The driver and the passengers sitting in six rows behind him were crushed to death.

CM Revanth Reddy expressed grief 

Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy has expressed grief over the road accident. He directed the officials to immediately reach the accident site and undertake relief measures. The Chief Minister also asked officials to keep him informed of the situation and provide updates on the details of the accident from time to time. The Chief Minister directed the Chief Secretary and Director General of Police to ensure that all those injured in the bus accident are immediately shifted to Hyderabad and provided with the best possible medical treatment.

Center announces Rs 2 Lakh each for kin of deceased 

In a post on X, the  PMO announces Rs 2 lakh for kin of deceased and Rs 50,000 for the injured in the Telangana road tragedy. The post on X, said, “The loss of lives due to a mishap in the Rangareddy district of Telangana is deeply saddening. My thoughts are with the affected people and their families during this difficult time. Praying for the speedy recovery of the injured. An ex-gratia of Rs. 2 lakh from PMNRF would be given to the next of kin of each deceased. The injured would be given Rs. 50,000.”

The loss of lives due to a mishap in the Rangareddy district of Telangana is deeply saddening. My thoughts are with the affected people and their families during this difficult time. Praying for the speedy recovery of the injured.

An ex-gratia of Rs. 2 lakh from PMNRF would be…

— PMO India (@PMOIndia) November 3, 2025

The Telangana government ordered a magisterial inquiry into Monday’s bus-truck collision in Rangareddy district that claimed 19 lives and announced an ex gratia of Rs 7 lakh each for the families of the deceased.

Minister for Industry and Information Technology D. Sridharbabu, who is in charge minister for Rangareddy district, said the transport department has also ordered a departmental inquiry into the accident that occurred around 6.30 a.m. on the Hyderabad-Bijapur highway near Mirzaguda in Chevella mandal, about 60 km from Hyderabad.