NewzVille Desk
At least 19 people died in a road accident occurred at the Mirjaguda-Khanapur road near Chevella in Rangareddy district of Telangana today. The incident occurred around 8 AM on the Vikarabad-Hyderabad stretch when a truck reportedly rammed into an RTC bus while attempting to overtake a two-wheeler.
According to Vikarabad senior police officer, 19 bodies were sent to nearby hospitals and 20 injured have been shifted to hospitals.
The state government has set up a control room in Hyderabad to assist the people in getting information about the accident.
The numbers are 9912919545 and 9440854433. Chief Minister Revanth Reddy has directed officials to provide medical assistance on war footing and special medical teams have been rushed to the site.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed grief over the loss of lives due to the mishap. He wished for the speedy recovery of the injured.
The Prime Minister also announced an ex-gratia of two lakh rupees from the Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund to the next of kin of each deceased. The injured would be given 50 thousand rupees.
