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Three Dead, 12 Injured as Borewell Truck Hits Bolero Carrying Wedding Party in Hanamkonda

Police say the truck driver fled the scene.

Overview

  • The crash occurred early Friday on the national highway near Gopalapuram Cross Road in Elkathurthi mandal, Hanamkonda district.
  • Police identified the deceased as Kamalamma, 60, Swapna, 17, and Srinath, 6, all from the bride’s family.
  • Eyewitnesses said the Bolero had halted and some passengers had alighted when the speeding borewell truck rammed it from behind.
  • Six of the 12 injured were critically hurt and taken to MGM Hospital in Warangal, where the police commissioner visited them.
  • Mulkanoor police registered a case and opened an investigation, and officers are searching for the absconding driver.