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The accident happened when the newlywed couple and their relatives were returning to Hyderabad

According to the police, the incident occurred when a speeding car rammed into a parked lorry at around 4.30 am.

Adilabad Rural Sub-Inspector B Anjamma said the deceased was identified as Boya Ramu of Khurshid Nagar in Adilabad district

Srirampur Inspector B Koteshwar said the deceased was Suraiah, a native of Mandamarri and an employee of Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL)’s timber yard in Srirampur.

Mohammed Nusrathullah (36) of Borabanda, was transporting the PDS rice to Karnataka after procuring it in the city from his sources, the KPHB police said

Sources said the mishap occurred when the lorry carrying a load of fisheries products from Narsapur in Andhra Pradesh to Hyderabad collided with another vehicle.

The cotton-laden lorry was proceeding to Guntur from Peddapalli town.

Dindi police rushed to the spot and shifted the bodies of the victims to area hospital at Devarakonda for autopsy.

The victims were identified as Peddoju Ramesh (27) and his brother-in-law Kanukula Sagara Chary (28), both natives of Warangal district

The Toppur Police is investigating the accident and a search is underway for the driver of the vehicle, who is absconding.