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The police and the rescue teams reached the spot to conduct rescue and relief operations.
Two lorries collision (Source: Internet)
Hyderabad: At least three people were killed after two lorries collided and caught fire in the early hours of Friday on the Khammam-Warangal highway near in Kudiyathanda, Maripeda of Mahabubabad district, reports Dynamite News correspondent.
Police officials say that the accident occurred after midnight. One of the lorries was carrying granite from Vijayawada to Gujarat and the other carrying fish from Warangal. Both of them collided with each other so drastically that the two burst into flames.
Drivers of both the lorries and a cleaner were charred to death on the spot. Another person suffered from critical injuries. He was rushed to the hospital.
As soon as the news of collision spread the firefighters arrived on the spot and extinguished the fire. The police and the rescue teams reached the spot to conduct rescue and relief operations.
Further investigation is underway and the details are awaited.
In the last week of June in a ghastly road accident in Visakhapatnam, three persons were killed and 14 persons injured, five of them seriously, when a lorry ploughed through some cars, two-wheelers and pedestrians when they were waiting at a traffic signal light at Parawada, near here, on Tuesday.
Police said that when the two-wheelers, cars and other vehicles were waiting at the Lankelapalem crossroads traffic signal, a speeding lorry, going to Anakapalli from Gajuwada, ploughed through them, killing three persons and injuring 14 persons.
The deceased were identified as Pacchikura Gandhi (52), Konathala Atchanaidu (55) and Yarrappadu (55). Seven of the injured were admitted to the GGH in Aganampudi, and seven were admitted to the GGH in Anakapalli.
The condition of five of the injured is said to be critical. The lorry driver is absconding.
Of the 16 injured, seven are being treated at the Anakapalle Government Hospital, while nine others are receiving care at Aganampudi Hospital. The residents and passersby rushed to the scene to help, and emergency services soon arrived.
Police have launched an investigation to determine the exact cause of the accident, including whether brake failure or driver negligence was involved. Authorities are also examining CCTV footage from nearby locations.
