According to officials, the traffic jam was mainly due to the delay in paying toll tax at Mannanur checkpost in Amrabad mandal. The Forest Department collects the toll from vehicles proceeding to Saleshwaram
A 28-year-old resident of Hyderabad died on the spot and five other natives of Karnataka sustained severe injuries when three cars were involved in a head-on collision on the Srisailam Highway at Hajipur chowrasta under Achampet mandal in the district
