Three killed as lorry rams tipper in Nirmal

Three persons were killed when a speeding lorry dashed a tipper lorry that was engaged in repair works of a damaged road between Burgupalli and Mondigutta villages in Mamada mandal on Sunday.

Nirmal: Three persons were killed when a speeding lorry dashed a tipper lorry that was engaged in repair works of a damaged road between Burgupalli and Mondigutta villages in Mamada mandal on Sunday.

Soan Inspector Naveen Kumar said the victims were Kumram Rajendra Prasad (31), a daily wage labourer from Chincholi in Neradigonda mandal, P Lal Singh (43), a tipper lorry driver from Poshamthanda in Neradigonda and Shaik Qasim Peera (43), the cleaner of a lorry from Anantapur of Andhra Pradesh.

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Rajendra Prasad and Lal Singh were killed on the spot when the lorry crashed into the tipper, while Qasim, who sustained serious injuries, died while undergoing treatment at a hospital in Nirmal.

Based on a complaint received from a family member of the victim, a case was registered against the driver of the lorry.