Hyderabad/IBNS, Nov. 3 -- At least 19 people died and several others were injured when a truck rammed into an RTC bus at Mirjaguda near Chevella in the Rangareddy district of Telangana on Monday, media reports said.

The accident occurred in the early morning.

The load of gravel fell on the passengers upon the collision.

According to police, the bus was heading from Tandur to Chevella.

"We have to verify whether the accident occurred while the truck driver was attempting to overtake or if he was driving in the wrong direction," Rajendranagar DCP Yogesh Goutam said as quoted by The Times of India.

Reddy has directed the Collector, local MLAs and Transport Minister Ponnam Prabhakar to visit the spot and oversee the relief operation.

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