3 of a family killed in Gadwal road accident

Hyderabad: A road accident in Gadwal district resulted in the deaths of three persons of a family on Sunday. The car they were travelling in crashed into another four-wheeler coming from the opposite direction.

The deceased were identified as Murali Mohan Reddy (45), his wife Sujatha (40), and their daughter Neha (13) while their son Teja Reddy suffered injuries in the accident.

According to police, Murali Mohan Reddy ran a business in KPHB colony. The accident took place at Dharmavaram in Gadwal’s Itikayala mandal when Murali Mohan’s family was travelling from their house in Kukatpally to Andhra Pradesh’s Pulivendula.

“While trying to overtake a truck, Murali Mohan Reddy lost control over the vehicle. The car went over the median and crashed into the Bolero cargo carrier coming from the opposite direction, from Kurnool to Hyderabad,” Kodandapuram SI Krishnaiah said. All passengers of the car were rushed to a hospital in Kurnool where Murali Mohan and his wife were declared dead on arrival while their daughter succumbed to injuries while undergoing treatment. The couple’s son is said to be stable.