Telangana: Car hits tree near Karimnagar, 4 killed

HYDERABAD: Four persons, including three brothers, died on Friday morning when the car they were travelling in hit a tree on the national highway at Manakondur on the outskirts of Karimnagar town. A relative of the brothers, who suffered serious injuries in the accident, is critical.
Police said the deceased were returning to Karimnagar after attending a relative’s funeral ceremony in Khammam district when the mishap occurred.“We suspect the mishap took place after the driver dozed off at the wheel. The four persons, who belonged to Jyothi Nagar in Karimnagar, died on the spot,” Manakondur police said. The accident occurred just 100 metres away from Manakondur police station.
The deceased have been identified as Koppula Srinivas Rao, Koppula Balaji Sridhar, Siri Raju and Hinduri Jalandhar. The accident occurred at 4 am when Jalandhar, who was driving the vehicle, rammed a roadside tree at a high speed. Though the air balloons opened under the impact of the crash, it could not save Jalandhar and the three brothers.
Srinivas Rao was an executive engineer in panchayat raj department in Rajanna Sircilla district, while Balaji was an advocate in Peddapalli district.
The condition of Sudhakar Rao, who was admitted to a private hospital, is critical.