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Five Dead in Separate Late-Night Crashes in Telangana

Police say they identified the Vanasthalipuram hit-and-run driver.

Overview

  • On Sagar Road in Vanasthalipuram, a speeding car ran over two engineering students on a motorcycle, killing K. Shiva, 22, and Sandeep Joel, 19.
  • A pedestrian, Sridhar, 23, was also struck in the same crash and is being treated for serious injuries at a private hospital.
  • Police say the driver fled the scene but the vehicle and driver have been identified, and a search is underway to arrest the accused.
  • In a separate crash in Kamareddy district, three labourers — M. Ashok, 24, K. Nagu, 48, and K. Sachin, 17 — died when their motorcycle hit a parked lorry in Madnoor mandal.
  • Investigators registered cases in both incidents and are reviewing CCTV footage to confirm the sequence in the Vanasthalipuram case.