HYDERABAD: In a high-speed collision involving a car and a van on the national highway at Maheshwaram, four catering workers in the car were killed. The accident took place in the early hours of Friday at around 1.30 am.
Police blamed reckless driving of the DCM van driver for the accident and took him into custody. Cops said the drivers of both the vehicles were not drunk.
The four caterers - Hanmanthu Keshavulu, Muntha Srinu, Baikani Yadaiah and Immarasu Ramaswamy - were on their way back to Nagarkurnool after finishing work in Karmanghat in the city. When they reached BTR Gardens near Thummaloor gate in Maheshwaram, the van coming from Kandukur collided head-on with their car, Maheshwaram inspector M Madhusudhan said.
Under the impact, the car was mangled, while the van’s front portion was damaged. Yadaiah, who was at the wheel, Ramaswamy and Srinu died on the spot with severe injuries.
Keshavulu was rushed to a hospital where he was declared brought dead. “The accident occurred due to the van driver’s negligence and speeding. We have arrested him.
Neither the van driver nor the car driver were drunk at the time of the accident,” Maheshwaram ACP C Anjaiah confirmed. The van driver, Shaik Jani, had fled soon after the accident, but he was later caught on Friday evening.
Based on a complaint by Keshavulu’s brother, a case was registered against Jani under IPC section 304-A (causing death due to rash or negligent act).