Officials said the accident occurred when a tipper allegedly coming from the wrong side collided with the bus.

At least 19 people lost their lives in a tragic road accident that occurred this morning in Chevella Mandal of Rangareddy district, Telangana, ANI reported, citing Telangana Transport Minister Ponnam Prabhakar.

Meanwhile, several others are undergoing treatment at a hospital, and three are reported to be critically injured.

Telangana Minister Ponnam Prabhakar told ANI, "It was a major accident in Chevella. The government has ordered an inquiry. 19 people have died, 14-15 are injured and they are under treatment. The government is taking care of them in terms of treatment. Rs 5 Lakhs ex gratia by the Govt and Rs 2 Lakhs by the RTC is being given to the deceased. Postmortem will be done here and bodies will be handed over to families...In the days to come, the government will act more seriously to prevent accidents."

The ADG (Law and Order), Mahesh Bhagwat, told ANI, "Today morning, while this bus of Vikarabad depot was going towards Hyderabad, a tipper was coming from the Hyderabad side, from Chevella toward Vikarabad. There was a head-on collision, it seems that the tipper was travelling at a very high speed and it rammed into this bus...As per the conductor's statement, and there were around 72 people on the bus. We are verifying that."

The Telangana Transport Minister has directed authorities to provide quality medical treatment to the injured.

The road accident took place between a TGSRTC bus and a truck near Khanapur Gate, under the Chevella police station limits in Rangareddy district, according to officials cited in the ANI report.

Officials said the accident occurred when a tipper allegedly coming from the wrong side collided with the bus.

More details are awaited.

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