
Hyderabad: A Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TGSRTC) bus lost its control and rammed into a highway divider, in Sangareddy district on Friday, November 29.
At least 20 passengers were injured in the accident and were shifted to hospitals nearby. The bus was travelling from Narayankhed to Jogipet when it crashed, at Andole mandal.
Earlier on October 24, a young man on a bike was run over by an RTC bus on the outskirts of Hyderabad The incident occurred when the bike tried to overtake the RTC bus in Shamirpet.
Sheikh Saklain of Karkhana Gadda, Karimnagar district, along with his friend Mohammed Furkan, were travelling from Karimnagar to Mehdipatnam on their bike when they met with the accident.
The bike collided with the bus, causing the riders to fall beneath the bus’s wheels. Reports indicate that Saklain, who was riding the bike, died at the scene while Furkan sustained injuries.
The incident came to light when a video of the incident surfaced on social media showing the brutal accident.
There have been 4,30,504 deaths from unintentional injuries and 1,70,924 deaths due to intentional injuries in India in 2022. From 2016 to 2022, there has been a marginal increase in deaths due to unintentional and intentional injuries. Road Traffic Crashes (RTCs) are the highest cause of unintentional injuries (43.7 percent).
The report noted that despite efforts to improve road safety, India continues to grapple with a high number of fatalities due to road traffic injuries (RTIs).