Tractor driver run over by TGRTC bus in Mancherial

Kotapalli in-charge Sub-Inspector K Shyam Patel said that Panem Surya Kiran from Laxmipur received serious head injuries and suffered profuse bleeding when the bus hit him, resulting in instantaneous death for him

Mancherial: A 26-year-old tractor driver was killed on the spot when a TGRTC bus mowed him down while he was crossing a road at a fuel station between Rapanpalli and Laxmipur villages in Kotapalli mandal on Tuesday.

Kotapalli in-charge Sub-Inspector K Shyam Patel said that Panem Surya Kiran from Laxmipur received serious head injuries and suffered profuse bleeding when the bus hit him, resulting in instantaneous death for him. A hit-and-run case was registered against Mallaiah, the driver of the bus based on a complaint received from family members of Surya Kiran.

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The bus was heading to Chennur from Kaleshwaram at the time of the mishap.

Meanwhile, parents and members of the community staged a rasta-roko on the road, demanding action against the driver and compensation to kin of the victim. Some of them damaged the windshield glasses of the bus and wanted the police to arrest the driver immediately. They withdrew the protest when police assured them of action.