Nine killed in two multi-vehicle crashes in Zaheerabad
Nine people were killed in two separate multi-vehicle accidents on the Hyderabad-Bidar road in Zaheerabad on Tuesday. Local police are investigating the causes of the collisions, which caused significant traffic disruption.
Why it matters
The incident highlights ongoing road safety concerns and the need for better traffic management on high-traffic regional corridors.
At least nine people were killed in two separate multi-vehicle collisions in Zaheerabad on Tuesday (August 11), with the accidents reported within a short distance of each other and causing severe traffic disruption on the Hyderabad-Bidar road.
In the first accident, seven people were killed when a lorry, a tanker and an autorickshaw collided near the Mahindra & Mahindra facility on the Zaheerabad-Bidar road around 8 p.m. The circumstances leading to the collision are yet to be ascertained. Police are investigating the sequence of events.
Meanwhile, in another accident within the limits of Kohir police station in Zaheerabad, two people were killed and two others injured after an Ertiga allegedly jumped the road divider while travelling towards Hyderabad and collided with vehicles coming from the opposite direction.
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