several killed injured speeding bus crashes into lorry in Telangana update

Six bus passengers were killed in an early-morning accident near Telangana’s Suryapet on Wednesday (August 26, 2026), after a speeding bus crashed into a stationary mid-sized lorry. The toll is likely to go up, as 12 others were seriously injured and have been rescued and shifted to various hospitals in the area. Two of them are in a critical condition, according to officials.

The bus was carrying 42 passengers who were travelling from Hyderabad to Eluru via Vijayawada when the accident took place at about 5 a.m.

While of the injured have been shifted to Kodad Government Hospital. Further details are awaited.