Hyderabad advocate dies in tanker crash near Keesara in AP
A Hyderabad-based advocate died after a gas tanker overturned onto his BMW near Keesara Toll Gate in Andhra Pradesh. The accident, reportedly caused by brake failure, led to a two-hour rescue operation and severe traffic disruption in the area.
Hyderabad: A man was killed in a tragic road accident on Saturday, when a gas tanker toppled onto the BMW car he was travelling in, near the Keesara Toll Gate in NTR district of Andhra Pradesh.
According to reports, the driver of the tanker, heading towards Hyderabad, lost control of the vehicle after a reported brake failure, following which the vehicle hit a divider and overturned, crushing the car.
Rescue operations were launched soon after the toll gate personnel informed the police about the incident. The operations went on for two hours with the help of cranes and a JCB before the body could be extricated from the crushed car.
The victim was identified as B Srinivas Rao, an advocate from Hyderabad. He was reportedly returning to the city from Vijayawada when the incident took place.
With onlookers gathering in large numbers at the spot of the accident, traffic was severely affected.
