Six injured as TGSRTC bus, mini-truck collide in Khammam

Khammam: Six passengers were injured when a TGSRTC bus and a mini-truck collided head-on on the Tallada-Devarapalli National Highway at Rangam Banjar in Tallada mandal of the district on Tuesday.

According to sources, the incident occurred when the RTC bus from Sathupalli depot, travelling from Sathupalli to Khammam with passengers, was hit by the truck, which was heading to Tiruvur from Hyderabad carrying bottles of pickles. The truck driver reportedly attempted to overtake another vehicle.

Six persons travelling in the bus were injured in the accident. Five of them suffered minor injuries, while a woman, P Nagamani, from the Three Town area in Khammam, suffered a broken leg.

The injured persons were shifted to Kallur Government Hospital for better treatment. The local police have registered a case and are investigating the incident.