At least 19 people were killed and eight others suffered injuries when a tipper lorry carrying gravel collided head-on with a public transport bus in this district on Monday (November 3), police said.

"16 people died, eight injured," a police official told PTI.

The tipper collided with a Telangana Road Transport Corporation (RTC) vehicle near Chevella, causing gravel to fall onto the bus.

The driver of the bus, travelling to Hyderabad from Tandur, was among the dead.

The total of passengers travelling in the bus could not be ascertained immediately.

Chief Minister Revanth Reddy instructed the officials to immediately reach the spot and take necessary relief measures. The Chief Minister has ordered the Chief Secretary and DGP to immediately evacuate all those injured in the bus acciden

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