Four students killed in Hyderabad road accident
The four students were proceeding towards Khanapur cros Raod when the mishap occurred.
BNITIMES.COM / Bureau News / Editor Vishal Sharma / 19 May 2023 06:55 PM
Hyd :The death toll of the car-truck accident at Narsingi on the city suburbs on Friday morning rose to four, with one more injured person succumbing in the hospital.
The victims were identified as Nitin, Harshitha, Ankitha and Amrit, all residents of Nizampet.
While Harshitha and Ankitha, both sisters and Nitin, died on the spot four others were severely injured when the car they were traveling crashed into a stationary truck at Khanapur cross road near CBIT.
The incident occurred when ten youngsters were proceeding from Shankarpally towards Gandipet via Khanapur in the car.
Police said the car, which was registered in the name of Shiva Reddy of Nizampet, was being driven in a rash and negligent manner. “While attempting to overtake a RTC bus, the car driver lost control and crashed the vehicle into a stationary truck from behind,” said a senior police official.
Other motorists, who noticed, rushed to the rescue and also alerted the police. The car was badly mangled in the accident and the police had to struggle to rescue the injured and retrive the bodies. The injured were shifted to a nearby private hospital in Nizampet, while the bodies were sent for autopsy.
The Narsingi police booked a case of negligence causing death and injuries and have seized the car and the truck involved in the accident.
