Hyderabad: Five dead in two mishaps at same spot as van wades into crowd

Hyderabad: In two road mishaps, one after the other at the same spot, five persons were killed and about 15, including three cops, injured in Siddipet on Friday. The second accident happened after a van ploughed into cops and locals attending to victims in a car that had crashed into a culvert at the spot.
At around 2 pm on Friday, B Narendar Reddy (43), an advocate from Huzurabad who was driving from Karimnagar to Hyderabad with his parents Vijaya (60) and Raji Reddy (70), crashed into the culvert near Rangeela Dhaba X Roads near Siddipet town.
Crowd at accident spot hit by van
“The front portion of the car was crushed and all three in the vehicle died on the spot,” Siddipet commissioner Joel Davis said. The family was coming to city to a consult a doctor for Vijaya.
While Siddipet II town CI Parashuram along with his staff was getting the bodies removed from the car and the traffic was moving slowly, an approaching van veered into the crowd. About 15 persons, including CI Parashuram and two constables, suffered injuries. The van also hit the ambulance at the spot, damaging the front portion.
The van driver, Avinash, abandoned the vehicle and fled from the spot. Police suspect he was either looking at his cell phone or somewhere else when the mishap occurred.
The injured were rushed to nearby hospitals and two of them — V Yella Reddy (50) of Mandapally village and A Mallayya (38) of Ramunipatla village — succumbed while undergoing treatment.
“Others including the three cops have been admitted to local hospitals for treatment. All three cops are out of danger. The inspector suffered an ankle fracture and the constables suffered minor injuries. One of the locals who suffered severe injuries has been shifted to a hospital in Hyderabad,” the commissioner said.
A case was registered under sections 304-A, 337 and 279 of the IPC.