Daijiworld Media Network - Hyderabad
Hyderabad, Aug 12: Six people, including five women and an auto-rickshaw driver, were killed and six others seriously injured after a speeding tanker lorry collided with an auto-rickshaw near Satwar village in Zaheerabad mandal of Telangana's Sangareddy district.
The accident occurred when the auto-rickshaw was reportedly taking a U-turn. There were 12 people travelling in the vehicle at the time of the collision.
The victims were residents of Rajgera village in Karnataka's Bidar district.
The deceased have been identified as Rekha, Sridevi, Kavita, Reshma, Nikita and auto-rickshaw driver Devdas.
The injured were identified as Nirmala, Tuljamma, Chandrakala, Radhika, Shilpa and Shobha. They were shifted to a hospital for treatment.
Police have registered a case and are investigating the circumstances surrounding the accident.