Telangana: Five killed in road accident

HYDERABAD: Five friends from Hyderabad died when their car dashed into a roadside HMWSSB pipeline near Chinthapally Mandal in Nalgonda district of Telangana on early hours of Friday.
Police have identified the victims as S Nagendra, Bhaskar, V Bharath, Srinu and Srikanth Reddy - all between the age group of 23 and 25 and residents of Malakpet, Balapur and LB Nagar.
According to police, the victims were going on a trip to Nagarjuna Sagar when the accident occurred at around 6.30am. "They were overspeeding and driving rashly. Nagendra who was behind the wheels lost control of the vehicle and dashed into the roadside HMWSSB pipeline," said Madgul inspector P Saidulu.
All the victims died on the spot. "The car they were travelling in, was completely damaged. Due to the impact on the front portion of the car, the bodies were stuck inside and it took hours to retrieve them from the vehicle," said the officer.
According to the officer, except for Nagendra who was driving the car, none were wearing a seat belt. A case was registered under section 304 -A (causing death by negligence) of IPC.