School bus hit by truck in Mahabubnagar, students escape unhurt

Students of a private school in Mahabubnagar had a narrow escape after their school bus was hit by a truck near Yenugonda on Thursday. Though the bus was damaged, no injuries were reported. Locals renewed demands to address safety issues at the U-turn.

Mahabubnagar: Students of a private school here had a narrow escape after the bus in which they were travelling was hit by a truck at Appannapally on Thursday.

Though the bus suffered some damage, none of the students were injured in the incident, reports said.

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The incident occurred when the school bus was heading to Jadcherla from Mahabubnagar. As the truck was taking a ‘U’ turn near Yenugonda, it hit the bus from behind, according to reports.

Locals have been expressing concern over frequent accidents at the U turn near Yenugonda. They have been appealing to officials to either close the U turn or widen the carriageway further to facilitate smooth flow of traffic.