Hyderabad: Seven people died and one escaped with injury when two cars collided at Srisailam National Highway.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi revealed condolences and announced compensation for each Rs 2 lakh to the family who died.
According to the Nagarurna police, the accident occurred around 6:30 a.m.
Four people _ Shiva Kumar, Murthy, Subha Lakshmi and a teenage boy _ traveling to Hyderabad, when their car has a head collision with another car where Vamsi, Venkatesh, Naresh Kumar and unknown people travel in the opposite direction.
They headed for Srisailam.
The police said that a 15-year-old boy, Shiva Kumar, Murthy, Subha Lakshmi, Vamsi, Venkatesh and unidentified people died in place when Naresh Kumar, who fled with an injury to be shifted to a local hospital.
“At the time of the accident, it was found that the car where Shiva and the others traveled, plying with a very high speed and suddenly turned to the right, when another vehicle came in the opposite direction.
It seems that the driver of the car leading to Hyderabad suddenly Losing control over the steering wheel and this causes a head to a collision, ” The Nagajaffool Inspector from Police Y Sai Sekhar to the Toi.
Both the car, especially the vehicle leading to Hyderabad, was completely damaged.
Police officials found it difficult to get rid of bodies.