Eight injured in road accident in which multiple vehicles involved

After the accident, beer bottles were also found in the car and it was suspected that the driver of the car was in a drunken condition.

Nalgonda:  At least, eight persons were injured in a road accident at Angadipet of Pedda Adisherlapally mandal on Thursday evening. Police said an overspeeding car was going towards Mallepally from Nagarjuna Sagar side hit a milk van coming in the opposite direction.

An auto rickshaw, which was behind the milk van also turned turtle, after its driver applied brakes suddenly to avoid hitting it. Two women from Sithya thanda, Susheela and Padma, who were traveling in an auto rickshaw, received serious injuries. The milk van driver Mallaiah and cleaner Mattaiah from Miryalaguda received serious injuries.

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Four youngsters, who were in the car, escaped with minor injuries as airbags opened immediately after the accident.

The injured have been shifted to a hospital at Hyderabad for treatment. The police did not disclose details of the youngsters travelling in the car.