Three persons died and five more were grievously injured when the autorickshaw they were travelling in was hit by a car at Yerradoddi village of Modigubba mandal in Sri Sathya Sai district on September 3 (Sunday) morning.
According to information, the autorickshaw carrying the passengers hailing from Mudirebailu village was on its way to Kadiri when a car coming in the opposite direction collided with it at a high speed. Three people on board the autorickshaw died on the spot.
The deceased have been identified as Chinnaswamy Naik, sarpanch of Mudirebailu panchayat, Bhaskar Naik, and Chalapati Naik hailing from the same village. Five people including an elderly woman and a minor girl who sustained injuries were rushed to the government hospital at Kadiri.
