Teenmar Mallanna’s padayatra convoy hit by speeding lorry in Yadadri; several injured

Hyderabad: A speeding lorry rammed into the Teenmar Mallanna padayatra convoy near Anajipuram village in Motkur mandal of Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district on Friday. The collision triggered a second crash involving another car. Several people sustained injuries, including a couple and their two-year-old son.

The accident occurred as the procession moved from Motkur towards Tirumalagiri through Anajipuram. A lorry bearing registration number TS 30 T 7596, belonging to Jai Kesar in Choutuppal mandal, struck a Fortuner car in the convoy from behind. The impact sent the Fortuner out of control and into an oncoming vehicle. Both cars suffered extensive damage.

Four occupants of the car bearing registration number TS 04 8919 sustained injuries. They included Medaboyina Srinath, his wife Chandana and their two-year-old son, all residents of Tirumalagiri. The couple reportedly suffered serious injuries.

Teenmar Mallanna padayatra convoy hit as leader walked ahead

Emergency responders shifted the injured to Kamineni Hospital in Narketpally in a 108 ambulance. The car driver, Suresh, also suffered injuries and was taken to the hospital in another vehicle. In addition, two occupants of Mallanna’s Fortuner reportedly sustained injuries.

The lorry’s impact completely wrecked the Fortuner. However, Teenmar Mallanna escaped injury because he was walking ahead with the procession rather than travelling in the car when the collision occurred.

Reports indicated that the injured couple remained in critical condition. The accident also raised questions about its circumstances. Police reached the spot and began collecting information to establish the cause of the collision.