Telangana: 4 killed, driver critical as SUV overturns on NH-44 near Hyderabad
Four members of a family were killed and their driver critically injured after a Toyota Innova crashed into a culvert and overturned on NH-44 near Hyderabad.
A Toyota Innova carrying four family members was involved in a fatal accident on Hyderabad-Bengaluru National Highway (NH-44) near Palamakula village on Saturday morning, according to police. The crash occurred around 4:30am as the family, returning from Ganesh immersion festivities in their ancestral village, was traveling towards Shamshabad.
Preliminary reports state that the SUV was speeding when it collided with a culvert and subsequently overturned. The impact was severe, resulting in the deaths of all four occupants - Kethavath Limbya (54), his wife Kethavath Jamuna (45), Katravath Mansingh (48), and Kethavath Vasram (45) - who all hailed from the Lambada community and resided in Chowdur village.
The driver, Sabavath Ashok, sustained major injuries. Emergency services arrived at the scene and transported Ashok to Trident Hospital in Shamshabad, where his condition was reported as critical. The bodies were subsequently taken to Osmania General Hospital mortuary for postmortem examinations. A case has been registered, and an investigation into the circumstances leading to the crash has commenced.
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