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6 farm labourers killed in tanker-auto crash in Telangana
Six people, including an autorickshaw driver, died and six others were injured when a speeding tanker hit their vehicle on the Hyderabad-Mumbai national highway (NH-65) in Telangana’s Sangareddy district on Tuesday night,…
The Story in Brief
Six people, including an autorickshaw driver, died and six others were injured when a speeding tanker hit their vehicle on the Hyderabad-Mumbai national highway (NH-65) in Telangana’s Sangareddy district on Tuesday night, police said. The autorickshaw was carrying 11 women agricultural labourers from Karnataka’s Bidar district heading home after work. It was taking a U-turn near Satwar village in Zaheerabad mandal when the tanker, travelling from Mumbai to Hyderabad, rammed into it around 8:30 pm. Four died on the spot; two later succumbed in hospital. The injured are being treated in Zaheerabad and Sangareddy hospitals, with two in critical condition.
Siasat.com reports the death toll rose to six late on August 10 as another woman succumbed. The labourers were daily wagers from Bidar. Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy has directed authorities to help the victims' families and ensure proper treatment for the injured.
The Indian Opinion
Road accidents kill lakhs on Indian highways every year, yet talk of improving safety fades fast. This crash, a speeding tanker hitting a crowded auto taking a U-turn, shows the usual mix: reckless driving and poor road design. Blaming only the driver is lazy; we need stronger enforcement of speed limits and better signage at U-turn points. A concrete test: will this district see the number of fatal accidents on NH-65 drop in the next six months?
Sources (2): hindustantimes.com, siasat.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above.
Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
