Speeding Car Hits Auto Near Ranga Reddy, 5 Killed

Hyderabad: Five people were killed and five others injured when a speeding car hit an auto-rickshaw on Monday in Telangana's Ranga Reddy, police said.

The accident occurred near Lingala area. According to the police, a group of 10 women with their vegetables were on their way to a market in Hyderabad when the car coming from opposite direction rammed into the three-wheeler.

The injured were shifted to hospitals in Ibrahimpatnam and Hyderabad. The death toll may increase as the three were in critical condition.

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The police suspect that the youngsters were driving the car under the influence of alcohol. Minister Mahendra Reddy, who visited the spot to express his solidarity with the families who have lost their kin, had to face the wrath of the families of the deceased and injured in the accident. The families sat on protest on the state highway demanding justice to them. The minister convoy and media were attacked with stones by the angry protestors.

In a similar accident on Sunday, 14 women agriculture workers and a boy were killed when a tractor carrying them plunged in a canal in Yadadri district. Road accidents have claimed 7,219 lives in Telangana during 2016.

According to Road Safety and Railway Authority of Telangana, the number reduced by 9 per cent during 2017. Most of the accidents were caused by negligence by drivers. (Agencies)