Three killed in two road accidents in erstwhile Medak district

Three persons, including a seven-year-old girl, died in two separate road accidents in erstwhile Medak district on Monday. The incidents involved a motorcycle hitting a stationary lorry amid fog and a car colliding with a tractor near Husnabad.

Sangareddy: Three persons died in two separate road accidents in erstwhile Medak district on Monday.

In the first incident, a worker of Mahindra and Mahindra died after his motorcycle rammed into a stationary lorry due to poor visibility. As fog enveloped the road, the deceased, Srikanth (20), and his colleague Sai (19), both residents of Nyalkal, rammed their motorcycle into the lorry. While Srikanth died while undergoing treatment at a local hospital hours later, Sai, who sustained serious injuries, was rushed to the government hospital in Sangareddy. His condition is said to be critical. The duo had joined the company just eight days ago.

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In another incident, a man and his daughter died after their car hit a tractor at Pandilla bridge near Husnabad town on Monday morning. According to the police, the deceased, Paidipalli Srikanth (33), was travelling with his wife Swathi, daughter Mahanvi (7) and son Vihan to Kondapur in Chigurumamidi mandal of Karimnagar district when the accident occurred.

Srikanth, a native of Kondapur, was working as a cab driver in Hyderabad. While Srikanth and Mahanvi died on the spot, Swathi, Vihan and the tractor driver sustained serious injuries. The injured were rushed to a private hospital in Karimnagar. The police registered a case.