One dead, three injured in road accident on Hyderabad-Vijayawada highway

KRISHNA: One person died and three others sustained injuries after a lorry hit a car on Hyderabad-Vijayawada highway near Krishna district in Andhra Pradesh on Saturday morning.


"A lorry, plying on Hyderabad-Vijayawada highway, suddenly took a u-turn and hit a car running adjacent to it. One person travelling in the car died after being hit by the lorry.

The lorry driver identified as Santosh has been detained," sub-inspector Ramesh said.

The deceased has been identified as a 70 years old man named P Venkateswarlu, a native of Jangareddy Gudem village of West Godavari district.

Three more persons travelling in the same car received grave injuries in the accident and were shifted to a hospital in Gollapudi area of the district.

"A case will be filed and investigation will follow," Ramesh added.