7 killed, 15 injured in Karimnagar accident

Karimnagar, May 29: Here a ghastly incident has occurred while, Seven persons were killed and fifteen others were injured in a horrific accident that occurred near Chenjerla village, about 20km from here on Tuesday.

The victims were traveling in a TSRTC bus which was on it's way from Huzurabad to Karimnagar which was rear-ended by a truck, which was trying to overtake another vehicle.

The lorry hit a motorcyclist also. Seven passengers were killed on the spot. Fifteen others were injured, some of them critically. The victims were not yet identified.

Minister Etela Rajender rushed to the spot to supervise relief operations. Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao expressed his concern over the incident and ordered the district administration to provide best Medicare possible to the injured.

The Tuesday's accident comes close on the heels of yet another accident near Rimmanaguda near Gajwel in which 13 persons including seven of a family were killed on Sunday.