The apex court took strong note of the November 3 accident on the Telangana–Bijapur highway, in which at least 20 people were killed when a private bus collided head-on with a lorry. Newsmeter Network | Published on :

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New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday sought detailed reports from the governments of Telangana and Rajasthan, along with the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) and the Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, over two major highway accidents that claimed nearly 40 lives last week.

A Bench of Justices JK Maheshwari and Vijay Bishnoi, hearing the suo motu case titled ‘In Re: Phalodi Accident’, directed the authorities to conduct a comprehensive survey of both highways where the incidents occurred and to submit their findings within two weeks.

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