Locals say the Chevella road has turned into a corridor of constant tragedy, and the reasons lie far deeper than one truck, one bus, or one bad turn. Anoushka Caroline Williams | Published on :

Hyderabad: Nineteen people were killed and dozens injured on the dreadful morning of November 3 when a Tipper carrying gravel collided head-on with a Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC) Palle Velugu bus on the Chevella–Hyderabad highway in Ranga Reddy district. The TSRTC bus (No. TS 34 TA 6354) belonging to the Tandur depot, was operating the H003 service from Tandur to Hyderabad, scheduled to leave at 4:40 a.m., with around 70 passengers onboard.

At about 6:15 a.m., near Indirareddy Nagar, close to Chevella, the bus driven by Dastagiri (Badge No. 6006, age 37) and conductor Rad

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