Three persons killed in road accident in Vikarabad
Vikarabad: An RTC bus mowed down three people, a farmer and two students, on NH-163 near Pudur Toll Gate in Pargi town, Vikarabad district on Thursday morning.
The deceased are Mittakankati Praveen (20), a farmer, Chilukamarri Naveen Kumar (21), a degree student, and Buddamolla Harshavardhan, 15, a Class 10 student. All are residents of Medikonda village in Pudur mandal.
“It was a head-on collision with the three travelling on the bike heading to Manneguda in Vikarabad and the bus coming towards Pargi. We are acquiring footage of the CCTV camera present there and will be able to determine who was at fault after watching it,” said the DSP.
Praveen was driving the bike. After the collision, the two pillions died on the spot and Praveen died while being transported to the hospital. Their bodies were sent to the government hospital for post-mortem. A case was registered and further investigation is underway.