How many passengers were in TGSRTC bus hit by truck in Chevella?

Exactly however galore passengers were travelling successful the Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TGSRTC) autobus progressive successful the roadworthy mishap adjacent Chevella?

Answer to this question becomes captious due to the fact that the authorities are required to enactment against the TGSRTC authorities if the autobus carried passengers beyond its seating capacity. As per the First Information Report (723/2025), the autobus with registration nary TS 34 TA 6354 was carrying 72 persons.

The FIR was issued based connected the ailment fixed by Radha, conductor of the bus. According to the FIR, the connection of the conductor was recorded by the pistillate caput constable K. Ashwini. The aforesaid was work backmost to her for confirmation. Upon uncovering it correct, the conductor affixed her right-hand thumb content arsenic she sustained wounded connected her near hand.

Bus had seating capableness of 51

Interestingly, the Tandoor Bus Depot Manager, Suresh Kumar, said the autobus was carrying lone 55 passengers arsenic per the conductor Radha’s version. The autobus had a seating capableness of 51. The rules permitted 10% further passengers. However, the statistical grounds (SR), which would beryllium successful the custody of the conductor, was mislaid successful the accident, helium said.

In the lack of SR, it would beryllium hard to ascertain the precise fig of the passengers who travelled successful the autobus astatine the clip of accident, helium said. As per conception 194-A of the Motor Vehicle Act, a punishment of ₹200 rupees per each excess rider had to beryllium imposed connected the conveyance owner. The conveyance should not beryllium allowed to determination till each excess rider is made to get disconnected it.

Carrying much passengers than the permitted seating capableness is apt to cost, immoderate times, adjacent lives of the passengers. The death of 64 passengers travelling successful RTC autobus astatine Kondagattu temple aft it fell into a gorge successful 2018 is simply a classical example. More than 80 persons were reportedly travelling successful the bus.

The Chevella Assistant Commissioner of Police, Kishan, said the investigators were yet to get immoderate study from the Transport Department officials to ascertain if determination was immoderate negligence connected the portion of RTC officials with respect to excess passengers. The Rangareddy Deputy Transport Commissioner, G. Sadanand, said the Transport section was acceptable to initiate enactment but were waiting for the study of the constabulary for precise details of the incident.