At least four persons were killed as the balcony on the first floor of a building collapsed and the structural pieces fell on them, on the main road in Yadagirigutta of Yadadri-Bhuvanagiri district, about 70 kms from here, on Friday.
Preliminarily, police have identified the victims as Gundlapally Dasharath Goud, 70, owner of the building, Sunchu Srinivas, 40, who runs the garment store below, Sunki Upender, 40, rural medical practitioner, and 45-year-old Thangalapalli Srinath, a private employee.
One 40-year-old survivor Giri, who owns a battery store, suffered injuries on the chest and legs. All the victims were rushed to the Bhongir Area Hospital.
