Hyderabad, Nov 4 (NationPress) Two individuals lost their lives and many others sustained injuries across three separate accidents in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, following a tragic incident involving an RTC bus and a tipper truck that resulted in 19 fatalities in Rangareddy district of Telangana.

A troubling trend of road accidents involving both RTC and private buses has raised alarms among commuters in the Telugu-speaking regions of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.

The most recent accident occurred in the Sri Sathya Sai district of Andhra Pradesh, where a private travel bus collided with a truck early Tuesday morning, leading to one death and eight injuries.

This incident took place near Dhamajipalli in Chennakothapalle mandal when a bus traveling from Hyderabad to Bengaluru struck a truck from behind while trying to navigate a turn. The bus, operated by Jabbar Travels, had 27 passengers on board.

Authorities have initiated an investigation into the incident.

This marked the second accident involving a private bus on the same route within a span of 10 days.

On October 24, a private bus was engulfed in flames after running over a motorbike that had been left on the road, resulting in the tragic deaths of 19 individuals near Kurnool town in Andhra Pradesh.

The bus, operated by V Kaveri Travels, caught fire after the bike became lodged underneath it, igniting a devastating blaze due to a spark and fuel leakage.

In another recent incident, a head-on collision between an RTC bus and a tipper truck in Rangareddy district also resulted in 19 fatalities. This accident occurred near Mirzaguda in Chevella mandal, approximately 60 km from Hyderabad, when a speeding truck laden with construction materials crashed into the bus traveling from Tandur to Hyderabad, burying several passengers under debris.

Later that same night, a private travel bus overturned in Eluru district of Andhra Pradesh, causing one death and injuring 10 others. This accident involved a Bharati Travels bus which was en route to Hyderabad from Eluru and overturned while negotiating a turn at Jubilee Nagar.

V. Praveen Babu, a software engineer aged 25, tragically lost his life while attempting to reach Hyderabad for a new job at an IT firm.

Additionally, on Tuesday morning (November 4), another accident occurred in Karimnagar district of Telangana, injuring 15 passengers when an RTC bus collided with a tractor at Renukunta Bridge in Thimmapur mandal. The RTC bus was en route from Hyderabad to Karimnagar.

Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, Bandi Sanjay Kumar, reached out to Karimnagar District Collector Pamela Satpathy, doctors at the government hospital, and police officials to ensure that the injured receive appropriate treatment, with arrangements made for transfers to Hyderabad if necessary.

On social media platform ‘X’, the Central Minister expressed that the series of bus accidents is deeply concerning. He urged the state government to prioritize road safety and implement special awareness initiatives for the community.