The cleaner of a lorry was killed, and around 30 passengers on board a TGSRTC bus were injured in a collision involving the two vehicles at Chandru Thanda in Thirumalayapalem mandal of Khammam district in the wee hours of Sunday (December 21, 2025).
The bus, on its way to Bodhan in Nizamabad district, crashed into a lorry parked on the roadside near Chandru Thanda on the Khammam-Warangal section of the National Highway 563 in the small hours of the day, amid dense fog.
The cleaner of the lorry was killed on the spot. The deceased hailed from Bihar. Almost all the passengers on board the bus sustained minor injuries. The bus driver suffered a head injury as the front portion of the vehicle was mangled in the impact of the crash. A case has been registered at Thirumalayapalem police station. Further investigation is underway.
Published – December 21, 2025 02:49 pm IST
