Five persons were killed and four injured in a road accident near Bangur check-post on Hyderabad–Mumbai National Highway in Bidar district on Monday.
The deceased have been identified as G. Giridhar, 45, a head constable in Hyderabad, his wife Anita, 36, their son Mayank, 2, his sister-in-law’s daughter Priyanka, 15, and car driver Jagadish, 35 --- all residents of Begumpet in Hyderabad city. While four died on the spot, Mayank succumbed at the Mannaekhalli hospital. Giridhar’s son Harshavardhan, 12, escaped unhurt.