Huzurabad: Two youths died and five others suffered serious injuries in a road accident on National Highway 563 early Saturday. Their car rammed a lorry from behind on the outskirts of Rangapur in Huzurabad mandal. The tragedy has left two families in mourning.
According to police and locals, the seven youths belong to Ramagundam in Peddapalli district. They were returning home in an Ertiga car after visiting the Kanaka Durga temple in Vijayawada. Near Rangapur, the car hit the lorry ahead of it with great force.
The front portion of the car went under the lorry and was completely crushed. Battari Aravind (20) and Machcha Sai (20), both from Ramagundam, suffered serious injuries and died inside the car. Erukala Saikrishna, Machcha Adarsh, Mukhiya, Vivek and Srikar were also seriously injured.
Crane used for two-hour rescue operation
Huzurabad Rural CI Veerabhattini Srinivas reached the spot with police staff after receiving information about the accident. Police and locals began rescue work together. The accident disrupted traffic on the highway, and police regulated the movement of vehicles. Using a crane, they worked for about two hours to pull the bodies and the injured out of the car.
The injured first went to the Huzurabad area hospital. As their condition was critical, they moved to MGM Hospital in Warangal for better treatment. Two of them were reportedly taken on to Hyderabad. Police sent the bodies to the government hospital mortuary for postmortem. CI Srinivas said police have registered a case and are investigating.