Archive · 26 Aug 2026
Six Killed, Up to 20 Injured in Telangana Bus Crash
A bus carrying 42 people crashed into a truck in Telangana.
The bus was traveling from Hyderabad to Eluru.
Six passengers died, including five women.
Many other passengers were hurt.
Reports give different numbers for the injured, ranging from 12 to 20.
The truck was reportedly carrying heavy industrial pillars.
Police suspect the bus may have been speeding and that the truck had hit a road divider first.
Officials are still investigating what happened.
Six people, including five women, died after a private electric bus hit a truck in Telangana’s Suryapet district.
The crash occurred early Wednesday on the Hyderabad–Vijayawada National Highway in Kodad mandal.
The bus was carrying 42 passengers from Hyderabad to Eluru via Vijayawada.
Reports differ on the injury toll, with police initially citing at least 12 injured and another report stating 20.
Police suspect speeding and said the truck may have stopped after hitting a road divider; an investigation is ongoing.
- Who
- Passengers on a private electric bus; six died, including five women, and reports said 12 to 20 others were injured.
- What
- The bus struck a truck from behind; the truck was variously described as a container truck carrying heavy industrial pillars.
- When
- Early Wednesday morning; reports placed the crash between approximately 4:30 a.m. and 5:15 a.m.
- Where
- Dwarakunta in Kodad mandal, Suryapet district, on the Hyderabad–Vijayawada National Highway in Telangana.
- Why
- Police preliminarily suspected overspeeding and said the truck may have hit a road divider before the collision; the investigation continues.
- Deaths
- Six people, including five women
- Injuries
- Reports differ: at least 12 or 20 people were injured
- Passengers
- The bus was carrying 42 people
- Route
- Hyderabad to Eluru via Vijayawada
- Crash location
- Dwarakunta, Kodad mandal, Suryapet district
- Reported time
- Approximately 4:30 a.m. to 5:15 a.m. on Wednesday
- Police theory
- Possible overspeeding; the truck may have hit a road divider
- Emergency response
- The injured were taken to hospitals, including facilities in Kodad and Vijayawada
