As many as 16 people have died in an accident near Hyderabad on Monday morning (November 3).

The accident took place when an RTC bus collided with a truck near the Mirzaguda village in Chevella in Ranga Reddy district on the Hyderabad–Bijapur National Highway.

The tipper truck loaded with gravel collided with the Telangana Road Transport Corporation (RTC) vehicle near Chevella, resulting in the gravel falling on the bus. "16 people died, eight injured," a police official told PTI .

The passengers of the bus were brought out of it, he added.

The bus reportedly had 70 passengers onboard at the time of the accident. The injured have been rushed to the Chevella Government Hospital.

A case has been registered, and further investigation is going on. Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy

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