Nandamuri Harikrishna was driving at 160km/hour: Nalgonda SP

HYDERABAD: NTR's son and AP CM N Chandrababu Naidu's brother-in-law was driving the Fortuner car at high speed when it hit road divider at 6.15am on Wednesday.
According to Nalgonda Superintendent of Police AV Ranganath, Harikrishna, along with two others, started from Hyderabad at around 4.30am for Nellore.

"After crossing Chityal near Narketpally, he was driving it on Guntur highway.Opposite to the 12th Battalion grounds of police, he lost control over the vehicle after which it hit the road divider. At the time of the accident, the car's speed was said to be at around 160 km per hour. The road was also slippery due to rains. After crashing into the divider, the it collided with another car coming from Guntur side," said aid Ranganath.
Police are trying to collect CCTV footage from various junctions from Hyderabad till the accident spot to know more about the mishap.
"Two others also received slight injuries. Immediately after the mishap, the policemen of battalion shifted them to the Narketpally hospital. They alerted entire official machinery. First aid experts tried Cardiopulmonary resuscitation but he was declared dead at the hospital," said Ranganath.
Meanwhile, AP Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has taken a chopper from Amaravati to reach 12th batallion grounds helipad. He will be taking road route to reach the accident spot and the hospital to pay tributes to Harikrishna.