HYDERABAD: Three persons died and five others suffered injuries after an auto rickshaw in which they were travelling had a head-on collision with a TSRTC bus in Nagarkurnool district on Sunday. The district police said that the incident took place under Amrabad police station limits.
An auto driver, Sinu, along with seven members of a family was travelling in the three-wheeler to reach a local temple. When the auto driver was negotiating a curve, an RTC bus coming from the opposite direction hit the vehicle and three persons —Sinu, 33, Polli, 60, and Chandu Naik, 60 — died on the spot whereas five others — Jyothi, Chandra Kala, Raju and two kids — escaped with injuries. Officials said there was no road divider on the stretch where the accident took place.
Jyothi and Chandra Kala is in serious condition. Chandra Kala is the wife of Raju. Their two children, aged 3 and 4, have been hospitalised, but were out of danger. Police shifted the bodies for post-mortem examination. They registered a case under section 304-A (negligence causing death) of the IPC.
Sinu, an auto driver, along with seven members of a family was travelling to a local temple. While turning the curve, RTC bus coming from the opposite direction hit the auto rickshaw and three persons died on spot. Five others are injured
