Hyderabad, July 10
Six people were killed in three separate road accidents in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana on Thursday.
Three members of a family were killed and six others injured when the Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) they were travelling in rammed into a tractor in Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh.
Two people died on the spot, while a child succumbed at a hospital in the incident near Kalvabugga in Orvakallu mandal.
The deceased were identified as Sheikh Kama Basha (50) and Munni (35). Three-year-old Sheikh Nadia succumbed at the Government Hospital in Kurnool.
Six others were injured in the accident. They were all admitted to the Government Hospital at Kurnool. The condition of one of them is stated to be critical.
The family was heading to Mydukur in YSR Kadapa district from Hyderabad in a Scorpio vehicle. The SUV hit a tractor from behind near Kashireddy Narayana Ashram.
Police have registered a case and taken up an investigation.