2 die, 5 hurt as bus hits car at Alwal

Hyderabad: Two persons died and five of their family members suffered injuries when RTC bus hit a car at Alwal on Friday night. The deceased were, B Venkatesh, 36, RTC mechanic and his relative, P Savitha, 60. The victims were on their way back from Laxmi Narasimhaswami Temple in Manoharabad. While returning to the city, at Shiva Ganesh culvert in Alwal an RTC bus going to Shamirpet hit the car from opposite direction while trying to overtake another vehicle. While Venkatesh died on the spot, Savitha succumbed to injuries on Saturday. Five others including three children, also suffered injuries and their condition is said to be stable. A case was booked against the bus driver under sections 304-a and 337 of the IPC.tnn