Preliminary investigations into the Chevella crash that killed 21 people indicate both the RTC bus and gravel-laden truck were overloaded. Police suspect excess passengers, poor road conditions, and regulatory lapses contributed to the accident. A case has been registered for further probe.

Hyderabad: An overloaded truck and an overcrowded RTC bus are believed to have been one of the major contributors which caused the road crash in Mirzaguda in Chevella.

The bus, traveling from Tandur bus depot to Hyderabad, collided head-on with a gravel-laden truck, leading to one of the deadliest mishaps in recent times.

Preliminary police investigations revealed that both vehicles were carrying excess load. The truck was overloaded with gravel, while the RTC bus had far more passengers than its

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