Hyderabad: Three people were killed and two injured when a speeding lorry dashed against a Tata Ace trolley carrying 26 passengers on Friday evening at Gajwel of Siddipet.
Police said that around 13 passengers received minor and major injuries. The condition of six of them is said to be critical.
The trolley, carrying a zjoint family, was heading to Cheriyal from Pamulaparthy to attend a funeral, said B. Kamalakar, sub-inspector of Gajwel Police Station. “On Friday, around 4:30 pm, while the family halted their vehicle on Rajiv Rahadari in Gajwel, a speeding lorry coming from Hyderabad, crashed into the trolley, killing three men, identified as Akkaram Kishtayya, 60, Akkaram Pochaiah, 30, and Saiavva, 60, and injuring several others,” said the official, adding that the lorry driver fled the scene of the crash.
The gravely injured were shifted to the Gajwal Government Hospital nearby and those with minor injuries were moved to a private hospital in Hyderabad.
Police said that they are conducting mechanical examination of the vehicle to know the reason behind the crash.
