Telangana: Two DSPs killed, two policemen injured in road accident at Yadadri

Two DSP-rank officers were killed and two policemen injured after their car collided with a lorry at Khaitapuram in Telangana’s Yadadri district early Saturday. The police team was travelling from Vijayawada to Hyderabad. A case has been registered and investigation is underway.

Hyderabad: Two Deputy Superintendent of Police rank officials were killed while two other policemen were injured in a road accident at Yadadri in Telangana on Saturday morning.

According to reports, a police team comprising DSPs – Chandrakar Rao and Shanta Rao, along with ASP – Prasad and a head constable Narsing Rao, was on its way to Hyderabad on some work in a car.

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The accident took place at Khaitapuram, in Yadadri district, around 5 am when the police team was on its way to Hyderabad from Vijayawada. When they reached Khaitapuram, the driver rammed into the road divider at high speed, and the car jumped onto the other side of the road. A lorry coming in the opposite direction hit the car.

Chandrakar Rao and Shanta Rao died on the spot, while the driver Narsing Rao and ASP Prasad suffered injuries and were rushed to the hospital. Narsing Rao was shifted to a private hospital at LB Nagar in Hyderabad for better treatment.

The police are investigating. A team of police officials from Vijayawada reached the city to enquire into the incident. The Rachakonda police have registered a case and are investigating.