2 killed, 3 hurt in road mishaps

HYDERABAD: Two persons died and three others were injured in separate road accidents in the city on Monday.
In the first incident that took place in Kukatpally at around 6.30am, an RTC bus from Vijayawada heading towards KPHB Colony hit a man and his son who were standing next to the road. Ashok Rao, 48, a businessman of Venkata Rao Nagar Colony in Kukatpally, died on the spot while his son Sridhar Rao, a B Tech student, suffered severe injuries, Kukatpally sub-inspector (SI) K Sridhar said.
The two were filling red soil taken from the roadside into a small sack when the accident took place. “As they were about to start their bike, the bus rammed into their vehicle. The bus driver seems to have lost control over the steering and went to the extreme left,” the SI added. The bus driver fled from the spot immediately. The injured student was taken to a nearby hospital and Ashok’s body was sent for post-mortem.
In another incident, a Scorpio went amok and rammed into three pushcarts on NGOs Colony road, Vanasthalipuram, on Monday. At 1pm, the Scorpio (AP 28 AS 2300) driver K Vijay Kumar lost control over the vehicle and hit the pushcarts parked on the roadside near the bus stop. S Chandram, 55, a fruit vendor of Sahebnagar, A Mallikarjun, 60, a corn vendor, and M Yadagiri, a financier, were injured.
“All the injured were rushed to Kamineni Hospital where Chandram succumbed while undergoing treatment at 2.30pm,” Vanasthalipuram SI A Shankar said.
The Scorpio driver was bashed up by the locals and was later handed over to the police. Cases were booked against both the accused drivers under sections 304-A (Causing death due to rash or negligent act) and 337 (Causing injuries due to rash or negligent act) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).