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Seven killed in fatal tanker-auto collision in Sangareddy
A big truck called a tanker crashed into a small three-wheeled vehicle carrying workers.
The crash happened in Sangareddy, India, on August 11.
The small vehicle had 14 workers inside, and sadly seven of them died.
Three other workers were badly hurt.
The crash happened while the small vehicle was turning around on a highway.
The workers were from a town called Rajgiri in Karnataka.
They had finished work in Telangana and were going back home.
Police and doctors came to help, and the injured were taken to a hospital.
Police are still trying to find out exactly why the crash happened.
Seven labourers were killed and three seriously injured when a speeding tanker hit an auto-rickshaw carrying 14 workers in Sangareddy district.
The crash occurred on August 11 at Satwar in Mogadampally mandal while the auto-rickshaw was taking a U-turn on a national highway.
The deceased were residents of Rajgiri in Karnataka who had come to Telangana for work and were returning home.
Injured victims were taken to Zaheerabad Area Hospital, where several remain in critical condition.
Police registered a case and launched an investigation into the cause of the fatal collision.
- Who
- Workers from Rajgiri, Karnataka, who were returning home after completing work in Telangana, along with police and emergency responders.
- What
- A speeding tanker collided with an auto-rickshaw carrying 14 labourers, killing seven and seriously injuring three.
- Where
- Satwar village outskirts on the national highway in Mogadampally mandal, Sangareddy district, Telangana
- When
- August 11
- Why
- The collision occurred while the auto-rickshaw was taking a U-turn on the highway; the exact cause is under police investigation.
Key facts
- Casualties
- 7 killed
- Injured
- 3 seriously injured
- Auto-rickshaw occupants
- 14 labourers
- Date
- August 11
- Location
- Satwar, Mogadampally mandal, Sangareddy district, Telangana
- Victims' origin
- Rajgiri, Karnataka
- Hospital
- Zaheerabad Area Hospital
- Investigation
- Case registered; cause under investigation
Sources
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