Hyderabad, Nov 20 || A major disaster was averted as a private travel bus rammed into a chemical tanker in Telangana’s Mahabubnagar district on Thursday.
Dense chemical fumes due to leakage of Hydrochloric Acid (HCL) from the tanker due to the collision triggered panic. The accident occurred on the Hyderabad-Bengaluru national highway (NH 44) near Macharam in Jadcherla mandal.
According to police, the sleeper bus belonging to Jagan Travels hit the tanker filled with acid from the rear, resulting in the leakage. Dense chemical fumes enveloped the area.
Panic gripped the passengers, who escaped to safety through the emergency exit.
A police officer said 30-40 passengers were travelling in the bus. No one was injured in the accident. The travel company arranged an alternate bus for the passengers