Amaravati, March 22 – Three people were killed and four were injured in a collision between two cars in Andhra Pradesh's East Godavari district, police said on Sunday.
The accident occurred on the national highway near Yernagudem in Deverapalli mandal.
A car, which was traveling from Rajamahendravaram to Vijayawada, lost control and, after hitting the road divider, collided with another car coming from the opposite direction.
Three people died on the spot, and four others were injured.
Police rushed to the scene and transported the injured to a hospital in Gopalapuram.
The bodies were taken to a government hospital for post-mortem examination.
Police suspect that speeding may have caused the car to lose control and collide with another vehicle. A case has been registered and is being investigated further.
Meanwhile, tension prevailed near the Dornala-Srisailam Ghat Road in Kurnool district when a driver of an Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) bus was allegedly abducted and assaulted by some passengers traveling in a bus belonging to Karnataka.
A dispute arose after an APSRTC bus failed to give way to a Karnataka bus. The Karnataka bus driver intercepted the APSRTC bus after chasing it for some distance.
The driver and some passengers of the Karnataka bus forcibly took the APSRTC bus driver in their vehicle. They assaulted him, blaming him for the delay in their travel.
The incident led to the passengers of the APSRTC bus getting stranded on the road.
Upon receiving information, police intercepted the Karnataka bus near the Dornala check-post. The police rescued the APSRTC bus driver.
The Dornala police detained the driver and some passengers of the Karnataka bus. Police registered a case and launched an investigation.
Meanwhile, a man died and two others were injured when a car in which they were traveling collided with a truck on the Outer Ring Road in Hyderabad.
The accident occurred near Himayat Sagar, under the jurisdiction of the Rajendranagar Police Station.