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Five killed, one injured, as car plunges into canal in Telangana’s Siddipet
Five members of a family, including three women, drowned to death when the car they were travelling in collided with a culvert and plunged into an irrigation canal in Telangana’s Siddipet district on Tuesday evening, the police said
Five members of a family, including three women, drowned to death when the car they were travelling in collided with a culvert and plunged into an irrigation canal in Telangana’s Siddipet district on Tuesday evening, the police said.
The accident took place at Munigadapa village of Jagdevpur block. The deceased were identified as Sammaiah (38), Sravanthi (34), Bhavya Sri (16), Lokesh (14) and Rajamani (52), said police.
“Another person, Venkatesham (58), sustained serious injuries and is undergoing treatment at Gajwel government hospital. His condition is critical,” Jagdevpur police sub-inspector Krishna Murthy said.
Murthy said that the family was returning to their native place Bibinagar in Yadadri Bhongir district in their Mauti Alto car, after visiting the Raja Rajeshwara temple in Vemulawada of Rajanna Siricilla district in the morning.
“As the car was taking a turn at Mallanna temple near Munigadapa village, Sammaiah who was driving the vehicle lost control over the steering and hit the culvert. The car flung into air and plunged into the adjacent canal of Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme,” the SI said.
The locals rushed to the spot to rescue the inmates of the car, before informing the police. “With the help of the local villagers, we managed to retrieve the bodies of five people and rescue Venkatesh, who sustained serious injuries,” he said.
The police have booked a case of accident under the Indian Penal Code and are investigating the matter.
