3 Engineering students from Hyderabad killed in car crash

Munagala (Suryapet): The joy trip to Andhra Pradesh by a group of students from Telangana turned into tragedy when their car crashed into a road divider in Suryapet district on Monday night, and as a result three of them were killed.

The gruesome accident took place when the car in which they were travelling overturned on National Highway-65 at Indiranagar in Munagala mandal. The deceased were identified as Harsha, Revanth and Shashank.

According to sources, 16 students of the Guru Nanak Engineering College in Hyderabad have gone to Bapatla of Guntur district in Andhra Pradesh for a joy trip in two cars. The mishap took place while they were returning home.

Harsha and Revanth died on the spot, whereas Shashank died while undergoing treatment in the hospital. Other students, who suffered severe injuries, were shifted to Hyderabad for better treatment after being provided emergency medical care in a hospital.

Eshwar, one of the students travelling in the same car, has escaped without injuries. It is learnt that the students, who went for a joy trip, are studying CSE third year in Guru Nanak Engineering College. The traffic came to halt for two kilometres on national highway due to road mishap. Kodad DSP Raghu rushed to the spot and supervised the rescue operations.