Hyderabad: Five persons were killed when the DCM vehicle in which they were traveling, collided with an RTC bus on Medak to Sangaipet road. All the deceased were devotees of Sri Vana Durga Bhavani devasthanam , Edupayala in Papannapet Mandal.
The accident took place when the devotees said to be natives of Pasalwadi village of Sangareddy Mandal, was returning home after offering prayers to the presiding deity. Some passengers of the RTC Bus were injured in the accident and they were rushed to the Government Hospital at Medak.
The names of the deceased devotees were yet to be identified. Police registered a case and took up investigation.
Seven Injured in another Mishap
Seven persons sustained injuries when the car they were traveling in jumped off a culvert near Katnapalli, Sultanabad mandal this morning. the mishap took place when Manthani Ramakrishna, working as an engineer in Hyderabad, along with his family members, was proceeding to the state capital from Mancherial.
When the car reached the culvert, the driver lost control of the vehicle, hit the divider and then plunged off the culvert after hitting a wall. Reports said that locals rescued the injured persons from the car and shifted them to the hospital. Police are investigating in the incident.
