In a tragic incident, at least 19 people–10 women, eight men, and a three-month-old infant– lost their lives after a Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TGSRTC) bus, carrying 72 passengers, collided with a truck in Telangana’s Ranga Reddy district on Monday.

The accident took place on the Hyderabad-Bijapur Highway when a tipper truck, reportedly coming from the wrong side, rammed into the RTC bus.

About 16 people among those who died were natives of Tandur, a small town in Telangana’s Vikarabad district, about 50 km from Hyderabad.

Among them is Yellaiah Goud, a driver who has lost three daughters, all college students in Hyderabad — Anusha, Sai Priya and Nandini.

“I had asked them not to come. Their mother asked them to come. Last night, they wanted to return. We asked them no

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