Three killed in road mishap in Telangana

Three persons were today killed and two others injured when their car collided with a mini-bus near Raghunathpally mandal headquarters, police said.

The mishap occurred when the car occupants were returning to Hyderabad from Medaram, said N Ranjith Rao, Sub Inspector of Police, Raghunathpally.

While two of the car occupants were killed on the spot, its driver succumbed to his injuries while being taken to a nearby hospital, the officer said.

The deceased have been identified as J.Satthemma (60) and her daughter-in-law J.Shiva Rani (35) and the car driver Raju (23).

Police said a probe was underway.