Three, including teen, killed in two separate road accidents in Mancherial

Two died when a milk van hit a culvert and turned turtle on NH 363 at Somagudem village in Kasipet mandal

Mancherial: In two different incidents, three persons were killed in the district early on Monday morning.

In the first incident, two persons died on the spot, while another person sustained injuries when a milk-pockets carrying van overturned on NH 363 at Somagudem village in Kasipet mandal early morning on Monday.

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Kasipet Sub-Inspector V Praveen Kumar said that Navanandula Mallesh, 22, a driver of the van and Bairineni Bhadra, 17, a daily wage earner, both from Uru Mandamarri village in Mandamarri mandal received fatal injuries when the van hit a culvert on the outskirts of village, resulting in instantaneous death for the two and injuries to Shankar.

Shankar was shifted to a hospital in Karimnagar. His medical condition was learnt to be stable. The three were transporting the milk in the van from Mandamarri to Bellampalli at the time of the mishap.

In the meantime, a person was killed on the spot, while four others were wounded when a car in which they were travelling hit a lorry on NH 363 at Gandhari Vanam on the outskirts of Bokkalagutta under Ramakrishnapur police station limits.

Police said that Mekala Chandrashekhar, a 41-year-old contractor from Ada village in Asifabad mandal had grievous injuries and died on the spot. His family members had minor injuries. The injured persons were admitted to a hospital in Mancherial. They were on their way to Ada village at the time of the accident.