Four people were killed and as many injured in an accident on the Warangal-Mamnoor road after a lorry carrying iron bars lost control during an overtaking attempt, causing the bars to fall onto two autorickshaws, Telangana police said.
According to a police official, a case has been registered, and a probe has been launched. The official said, "Four people died, and another four are injured. We have registered a case and are investigating the matter."
Five killed, three injured in two road accidents in MP
Five persons were killed and three others injured in two separate road accidents in Madhya Pradesh's Dhar and Harda districts, police said on Sunday.
In Dhar, two children and a man were killed and two other persons injured when their car and a truck collided on Dharampuri-Manawar Road, 60 km from the district headquarters, Dharampuri police station in-charge Santosh Yadav said.
Two others were injured and undergoing treatment at Dharampuri's government hospital, he said. The police have registered a case and further investigation is underway into the incident, Yadav said.
In Harda district, two men were killed and another person was injured when a truck hit their motorbike at Aamakatara village on Harda-Indore Road under Timarni police station limits, a police official said.
The police have detained the truck driver and registered a case, he said. The deceased have been identified as Makhan and Imrat, in the age group of 25 to 27, the police said.
(With agency inputs)