They victims were heading to Laxman’s relative’s house in Kamareddy when the accident occurred (video below) |
May 25, 2016, NewsCrunch
Two childhood friends died along with their children at Kamareddy mandal of Nizamabad district in Telangana on Wednesday morning.
The terrible accident caught on a CCTV camera has shaken up many including the state chief minister, K Chandrashekar Rao, who has the condoled the death of five persons in the accident.
The car they were travelling in tried to overtake a truck dangerously on the Kamareddy highway while making at a sharp right turn at a traffic intersection. Unfortunately for them, another truck coming in at high speed rammed into them. As the car got crushed between the two trucks, all five died on the spot.
The impact of the accident was such that police had to bring in JCBs and earth movers to retrieve the bodies.
They victims were heading to Laxman’s relative’s house in Kamareddy when the accident occurred (video below) Pic Courtesy ETV |
An ETVreport has identified the dead as Laxman, Praveen, Harsha, Nikitha, and Bharath, quoting local police forces.
Laxman and Praveen were said to be childhood friends. Laxman, was accompanied by his son Harsha and Praveen was with his son and daughter, Bharath and Nikitha.
The group was a jubilant mood as Harsha and Nikitha had cleared 10th and 12th exams and were set to move to Hyderabad to continue their studies. They were all heading to Laxman’s relative’s house in Kamareddy when the accident occurred.
It is not clear who was driving the car.
Two childhood friends die with their children as trucks crush car in horrific accident in Telangana (Video)
It is not clear who was driving the car.
Two childhood friends die with their children as trucks crush car in horrific accident in Telangana (Video)
Five people have been killed after their car was crushed between two trucks in Kamareddy in Telanganahttps://t.co/nsj4NDgjz1— News18 (@CNNnews18) May 25, 2016