Hyderabad, June 26
A Sub-Inspector and a constable of Andhra Pradesh Police were killed when a car in which they were travelling was hit by an unidentified vehicle in Telangana's Suryapet district on Thursday.
The accident occurred on the national highway near Durgapuram on the outskirts of Kodad town.
Police said the SI and the constable died on the spot, while two others were injured.
The deceased were identified as Ashok and Jeevan Blesson, SI and constable, respectively, at Alamuru Police Station in B. R. Ambedkar Konaseema district of Andhra Pradesh.
The police personnel were coming to Hyderabad in a car. When they reached near Kodad town, an unidentified vehicle crashed into it from the rear. The unidentified vehicle sped away after the accident.
The SI and the constable died on the spot while two others, including a constable, were injured. Police said the injured were shifted to the government hospital at Kodad.
The police registered a case and took up an investigation to identify the vehicle which hit the car.
Andhra Pradesh Home Minister Vangalapudi Anitha has condoled the death of two policemen in a road accident in Telangana.