Hyderabad / Vijayawada (IANS). Nine people died in four separate road accidents in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. An SUV rammed into two motorcycles on a flyover in Visakhapatnam in the early hours of Sunday, killing two students, and injuring another. The accident took place on the Telugu Talli flyover, when a man driving a Tata Harrier rammed into a bike and a scooty under the influence of alcohol.
The youth riding the bike fell down from the flyover and died on the way to the hospital. Another student died during treatment at the hospital. The condition of the third student Hari Kumar is said to be serious.
It is learned that the person driving the SUV was under the influence of alcohol. On Saturday night he was returning home after drinking alcohol from a party.
On the other hand, a girl child died after being hit by a speeding bike in Tenali town of Guntur district. The girl has been identified as Rukya (8). The girl was crossing the road on Saturday night after seeing off her mother, who was returning to Hyderabad after visiting her mother’s house in Tenali on the occasion of Eid.
The girl suffered serious injuries in the accident and died during treatment at Vijayawada hospital on Sunday morning.
On the other hand, a farmer couple died after a tractor overturned in Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh on Sunday. According to police, Eshwar Reddy (45) and his wife Swarnamma (39) were returning home in a tractor after completing work from their farm. Suddenly the tractor collided with the pit and overturned. The accident took place near Nakalpally village in Beluguppa mandal.
Two youths died in a road accident in Rangareddy district of Telangana on Sunday. The accident took place when a truck rammed into the bike, killing both the youths on the two-wheeler. The deceased were identified as Raju (16) and Madhu (19).
In another accident in Hyderabad, a student was killed, and a software engineer was injured. Police said a tipper hit a motorcycle from behind near Narsingi tollgate. P. Papaiah (24) died on the spot, while his friend and software engineer Venkat Krishna was injured. Papaya was a resident of Prakasam district of Andhra Pradesh.
