SCCL employee killed after bus luggage door hits his head

Kothagudem: An SCCL employee was killed in an accident allegedly caused by the negligence of a private bus operator in the Nava Bharat area of Paloncha in the district on Tuesday.

According to sources, early Tuesday morning, the deceased, Sathish Reddy of the Nava Bharat area, had stopped at a local junction to have tea, parking his motorcycle on the roadside. The accident took place just as he was getting back onto his bike to head home.

It was learnt that a bus belonging to BSR Travels, travelling from Hyderabad to Bhadrachalam, had its luggage compartment door left open. As the bus moved forward, the open door struck Sathish Reddy’s head with great force, killing him instantly.

Upon receiving information about the incident, Paloncha police arrived at the scene and shifted the body to Paloncha Government Hospital for a post-mortem. A case has been registered, and an investigation is underway.

The police are inquiring into why the bus’s luggage compartment door was left open and the circumstances that led to the accident. The deceased man’s relatives and local residents demanded strict action against the private bus operator.