HYDERABAD: One of the country's worst bus tragedies that killed 57 people in Telangana happened as its driver lost control over the wheel after it hit a speed-breaker. Bus driver Srinivas, who is among the dead, reportedly failed to slow down the vehicle as he could not notice the speed-breaker on the road.The vehicle turned turtle four times on the road before falling onto the valley. It is believed that most of the passengers died due to suffocation as they fell over one another.The Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TSRTC) bus swerved off a ghat road and hurtled 30ft down a valley in Jagtial district on Tuesday. Jagtial depot manager Hanumantha Rao has been suspended following the accident.The jam-packed bus with 87 passengers was returning to Jagtial from Kondagattu, the hill shrine of Sri Anjaneya Swamy. The mishap occurred when bus driver Srinivas lost control near Sanivarampet. Srinivas, who had received a commendation certificate from TSRTC on Independence Day this year for meritorious service, had taken the ghat road to save just 2km distance.The state government announced an ex gratia of Rs 5 lakh each to the kin of the deceased. The TSRTC announced compensation of Rs 3 lakh each to the kin of the dead.Municipal and IT minister K T Rama Rao, who rushed to the spot, supervised rescue and relief operations. The critically injured were shifted to Hyderabad and Karimnagar. Bodies were shifted to Jagtial government hospital for identification and autopsy. Police have identified 45 of the deceased.President Ramnath Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Telangana chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, Andhra Pradesh CM N Chandrababu Naidu, YSRCP chief Y S Jaganmohan Reddy and several other leaders expressed grief over the accident. Modi tweeted: “The bus accident in Telangana’s Jagtial district is shocking beyond words. Anguished by the loss of lives. My thoughts and solidarity with the bereaved families. I pray that the injured recover quickly.”