Kondagattu: 46 killed as Telangana RTC bus falls into gorge

46 people, including several women and children, were killed, and more than 20 suffered injuries on Tuesday morning when a Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC) bus plunged into a gorge on the Kondagattu ghat road in Jagtial district. The death toll in the bus accident rose to 51 as severely injured passengers succumbed to their injuries at the Jagtial Area Hospital.

The bus, belonging to the Jagtial depot, had more than 60 passengers, who reportedly came to the hillock temple at Kondagattu. It was going from Shanivarampeta village to Jagtial via the Kondagattu ghat road and Muthyampet villages when the accident happened. More than two dozen passengers died on the spot and bodies of seven children have been recovered.