Two hurt as Karnataka–Hyderabad bus skids off road on NH-65 near Sangareddy

Two passengers were seriously injured after a private travel bus skidded off NH-65 near Kohir in Sangareddy district while overtaking another vehicle. The bus, heading to Hyderabad from Karnataka, overturned on the roadside, with passengers escaping through the emergency exit

Sangareddy: Two persons were seriously injured while several others had a lucky escape as a private travel bus veered off the road and fell on its side on roadside near Kohir on NH-65 in the early hours of Tuesday.

The passengers scrabled out of the emergency door fearing that flames would erupt from the bus. The locals have also come to their rescue and helped the passengers to get out of the bus.

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The incident reportedly occurred when the driver attempted to overtake a vehicle near Chintha Ghat.

The bus carrying 36 passengers was heading to Hyderabad from Karnataka. The injured were rushed to the government hospital in Zaheerabad. The bus was pulled off and shifted to the local police station.