HYDERABAD: At least 17 people were killed and several others injured in a horrific road accident in Ranga Reddy district on Sunday morning.

The mishap occurred when a speeding lorry carrying a heavy load rammed into a passenger bus with around 70 passengers on board on the Hyderabad–Bijapur Highway. The impact was so severe that the front portion of the bus was completely mangled, trapping several passengers inside. A few passengers were buried into the gravel stones the lorry was carrying.

Local police and rescue teams rushed to the spot upon receiving information and shifted the injured to the Chevella Government Hospital for treatment. Police have launched an investigation to determine the exact cause of the crash.

Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy expressed deep shock and sorrow over

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