Two lorry drivers and a cleaner were killed in an accident on the Outer Ring Road (ORR) near Gandigudem village in the wee hours of Saturday.
Police said that the incident took place around 5.30 a.m., when a lorry heading to Tamil Nadu rammed a stationary lorry.
The stationary lorry was to proceed to Amangal in Mahbubnagar district from Medchal.
Native of Mahabubnagar
The victims were identified as Subba Rao (52), a native of Mahabubnagar, Manikantan (31) and cleaner Krishna Moorthy (45) -- both natives of Tamil Nadu.
“The deceased, Subba Rao, who was carrying construction steel in his lorry, stopped the vehicle near Gandigudem to relieve himself. In the meantime, the lorry driven by Manikantan ran over him and rammed his vehicle. Death was instant for all the three people, police said.
The bodies were sent to government hospital in Patancheru for autopsy and were later handed over to the family members of the deceased.
