The Railway Administration has initiated relief and rescue operations on a war footing, with senior officials reaching the accident site to oversee the situation.
The helpline numbers for Champa Junction, Rajgarh, and Pendra Road are 808595652, 975248560, and 8294730162, respectively. For the accident site, the railways have issued two helpline numbers: 9752485499, 8602007202.
Bilaspur District Collector (DC) Sanjay Agrawal informed ANI that the accident occurred when the last bogie and first bogie of a local train and a goods train collided near Bilaspur.
Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Barabanki Avdhesh Kumar Yadav informed ANI that the incident occurred late at night after a collision between a car and a truck on the Deva-Fathepur road. Six people who were travelling in the car died on the spot.
Atleast 20 people were injured after a Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TGSRTC) bus travelling from Hyderabad to Karimnagar collided with a tractor in Telangana's Karimnagar district on Tuesday morning
According to Barabanki SP Arpit Vijayvargiya, a total of eight people were travelling in the car, of which six have died; meanwhile, the other two have been referred to a higher health centre for better treatment.
Congress leader V Hanumantha Rao expressed his deep condolences to the families of the victims who died and suffered injuries in the road accident in Rangareddy district of Telangana. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced an ex-gratia of Rs. 2 lakhs
According to Cyberabad Police Commissioner Avinash Mohanty, around 60 people were travelling in the bus when the accident occurred. He confirmed that both the bus and lorry drivers were among the deceased.
Telangana Minister Ponnam Prabhakar said that at least 19 people have died and 14 to 15 suffered injuries due to the road accident near Mirjaguda in Rangareddy district. He also informed that after the postmortem is completed, the bodies will be given back to the respective family members
In a statement, Former Chief Minister and YSRCP President YS Jagan Mohan Reddy said that the incident, where an RTC bus collided with a gravel-laden lorry resulting in multiple fatalities, has deeply saddened him. Calling the accident extremely unfortunate and painful, he conveyed heartfe