HYDERABAD: Two farmers were killed and another injured when a TSRTC bus collided head-on with their goods carrier at Devarakadra in Mahabubnagar district.
District police said that P Satya (49) and Jaya Reddy (47) died on the spot whereas Satya’s nephew Bharat escaped with injuries and is undergoing treatment in a local government hospital.
On Tuesday evening, Satya and his nephew had started their journey from Rakonda village to Devarakadra to process foodgrains. The accident happened while returning. They had picked up Satya’s friend Jaya Reddy on their way home, police said.
The collision with the bus destroyed the front portion of the farmers’ vehicle.
Police registered a case against the RTC dirver under IPC Section 304 A (negligence causing death).