Telangana: Six die as tipper truck rams into auto-rickshaw

Six passengers of an auto-rickshaw, including a woman, were killed today when a tipper truck rammed into the three-wheeler in Jaipur mandal of Adilabad district, police said.

The tar-laden tipper truck collided with the auto-rickshaw near Bheemaram village, killing the six occupants on the spot, they said.

The auto-rickshaw driver was injured in the mishap and has been hospitalised, they said.

Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao has conveyed his condolences to the bereaved families.