Overview
- The collision occurred between 7:00 and 7:30 a.m. on the Markapur–Macherla stretch of NH-565, a Forest Department official said.
- Officials reported the tiger died after being struck by a vehicle traveling toward Hyderabad.
- A postmortem has been scheduled to establish forensic details of the fatality.
- The Forest Department has opened an investigation to trace the vehicle and formed a committee including wildlife experts, veterinarians, and Project Tiger representatives.
- Authorities said the case will follow National Tiger Conservation Authority standard operating procedures, per the PTI report published by News18.