Man steals TGSRTC bus, hits three motorcyclists, detained after crashing into tree

A 35-year-old man allegedly stole an empty TGSRTC bus from Korutla bus stand and drove it rashly for nearly 18 km before hitting three motorcyclists along the way and crashing into a roadside tree in Jagtial district on Tuesday.

Three motorcyclists were injured and a police vehicle was damaged in the incident, which unfolded like a scene from a film.

The man, identified as Sambaiah, of Nagaram village in Dharmapuri mandal, sped towards Metpalli as police chased him.

He hit three motorcyclists at different locations along the Korutla-Metpalli road before the bus crashed into a tree near Metpalli, where police detained him.

The injured motorists were shifted to a hospital in Jagtial.

Korutla police registered a case and launched an investigation.