3 persons die, four injured in the accident in Karimnagar

Karimnagar: Three persons of Manakondur mandal died and four members were injured in a major road accident that took place near Gajwel on Karimnagar - Hyderabad Rajiv Gandhi national highway on Monday.

The deceased were identified as TRS leader and Manakondur Agriculture Committee former vice-chairman K Mallesham (47), TRS senior leader and RMP doctor J Prabhakar Reddy (50) and Vegurupalli village panchayat ward member Janardhan Reddy (40).

The mishap took place when the car in which they were travelling rammed into a stationary lorry near Gajwel on Rajiv Gandhi national highway. They were returning from Hyderabad after attending Telugu movie Tupaki Ramudu pre-release function held in JRC Convection Hall.

All the three deceased belong to Manakondur mandal of Karimnagar district. The bodies were shifted to Gajwel Government Hospital for postmortem.