Private bus with 30 passengers hits lorry; drivers hurt
Hyderabad: Around 30 passengers escaped unhurt after a private bus travelling from Vijayawada to Hyderabad hit a road divider and rammed a cement lorry near Kattangur village in Nalgonda district around 5am on Tuesday, police said.The bus driver, Siddalingaswamy of Karnataka, and the lorry driver suffered minor injuries and were given first aid. No passenger reported injuries in the accident.Police suspect overspeeding caused the crash. “The driver was not drunk,” Kattangur station house officer Ram Mohan told TOI.The bus first struck the divider before colliding with the lorry moving ahead, police said.Based on preliminary findings, police registered a case against the bus driver under Section 125A of the BNS.