Telangana bus accident: A father's see-off to three daughters turns final
Hyderabad (PTI): Yellaiah Goud, who saw off his three daughters at the Tandur bus station early on Monday, never knew that it would be his final farewell to them, as the bus they boarded for Hyderabad met with a fatal accident near Chevella on the way, killing them on the spot.
The three sisters, Tanusha, Saipriya and Nandini, who were staying in Hyderabad, were among the 19 killed after the ill-fated bus collided with a gravel-laden tipper.
Saipriya was a third year BSC student, and Nandini first year BCom, while Tanusha completed her graduation and was doing a part-time job.
Goud, who works as a driver, said the three sisters came to attend a wedding in Tandur.
"I told my wife not to call the children for the wedding. However, she called them without my knowledge," he said, crying inconsolably.
The family conducted their elder daughter’s marriage on October 17. The trio attended the sister’s marriage and returned to Hyderabad. Again, they came back to Tandur to attend a wedding of a family friend, he said.
Goud's wife, Ambika, was looking devastated at the government hospital at Chevella where the bodies were brought in following the accident.
A neighbour of Goud in Tandur told reporters that the sisters were very bright students.
Veeranari Chakali Ilamma Women's University Principal Loka Pavani told reporters that three students of the institute died in the accident. Besides Saipriya and Nandini, another student Muskan, a BSc student, was killed in the ghastly accident.
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Two people killed as poultry vehicle rams into parked truck in Belagavi
Belagavi (Karnataka) (PTI): Two people were killed, and another was severely injured after a goods vehicle transporting poultry birds allegedly rammed into a stationary truck on a national highway in Belagavi in the early hours of Tuesday, police said.
The deceased have been identified as Wasim (28) and Mubarak (22), both natives of Shivamogga district, they said.
The driver of the vehicle, Basavaraj Eerappa Hanchinamani (37), suffered critical injuries and has been admitted to a hospital, police said.
According to police, the accident occurred when the driver reportedly lost control of the vehicle, allegedly due to drowsiness, and crashed into a truck parked along the highway.
The goods vehicle was en route from Kolhapur to Sorab in Shivamogga district, carrying poultry. Several chickens were also killed in the impact, a senior police officer said.
Police personnel from the Hirebagewadi Police Station visited the spot and conducted an inspection.
Injured people and the bodies of the deceased were shifted to a hospital, police added.
