Man mowed down while changing flat tyre, accused run over by another lorry in Nalgonda

A man who parked his truck aside to change the flat tyre was accidentally hit by another lorry in Nalgonda. However, the lorry driver who tried to flee the spot was dead after being hit by another truck. The incident occurrent on NH 65 near Gundrampally of Chityal Mandal of Nalgonda district in the wee hours on Saturday.

The Chityal police rushed to the spot after learning the incident. They launched an investigation and shifted the bodies to the area hospital at Ramannapet for autopsy. Meanwhile, the police launched efforts to nab the truck driver who has gone absconding. A probe is on.

On Friday, four persons were dead in three separate accidents that occurred in erstwhile Nalgonda district on Friday. A woman identified as Kammali Bhavani (55) died and four others injured after their car overturned at Korlaphad in Nalgonda district. In the second case, two youngsters were dead on the spot when a car hit their motorcycle at Phanigiri of Nagaram Mandal in Suryapet. district.

In the third case, a man identified as Jada Gopi (25) died on the spot at Redlakunta near Kodad when a car hit his motorcycle.