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Three persons burnt alive in road accident

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Lorry runs over two motorcycles in Chowtuppal mandal; two others critically injured

— PHOTO: K. Ramesh Babu

GORY SIGHT: The accident spot on NH -9 near Khaitapuram in Nalgonda where the lorry ran over two motorcycles on Saturday.

CHOWTUPPAL: Three persons, including a two-year-old boy and his mother, were killed in a road accident when a speeding lorry ran over two motorcycles near Khaitapuram village in Chowtuppal mandal on the National Highway No. 9 on Saturday morning. Two others were also critically injured in the accident.

The lorry carrying a load of onions from Hyderabad to Vijayawada was totally destroyed in the fire that erupted after it hit the motorcycles and dragged them along for over a distance of 70 feet. The impact was such that sparks flew as the motorcycles were dragged and the petrol tanks burst and soon fire engulfed the lorry.

As the morning traffic on the busy highway screeched to a halt and the passengers watched in horror, bodies of three motorcyclists caught fire.

It was not possible to determine whether their death was due to burns or due to injuries sustained in the accident.

The victims were later identified as Tanam Parimala (28), her son Revanth Reddy (2) and Parvatham Narender (36).

"As soon as the lorry ran over them, the two petrol tanks exploded and the vehicles caught fire," Circle Inspector of Chowtuppal Saleem Pasha told The Hindu.

Parimala's husband Ashok Reddy (32) and Narender's friend Arun GM Nair (27) were rushed to Kamineni Hospital in Hyderabad and they are battling for their lives now.

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