4 of family die as car rams into stationary truck in S. India
Source: Xinhua   2018-06-22 16:59:50

NEW DELHI, June 22 (Xinhua) -- Four members of a family have been killed after their car rammed into a parked truck in southern Indian state of Telangana Friday, police said.

The accident occurred on a busy highway near Katnapally in the state's Peddapalle district, some 180 km from capital Hyderabad.

"The car hit the stationary truck from behind at high speed this morning. A couple and their two children died on the spot," a police official said.

The family was returning to Peddapalle town from Hyderabad when the accident happened, the official said.

Eye-witnesses told police that the person driving the car had failed to apply brakes when he suddenly spotted the truck while overtaking another vehicle from the left side.

A probe has been ordered into the incident, he added.

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4 of family die as car rams into stationary truck in S. India

Source: Xinhua 2018-06-22 16:59:50
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NEW DELHI, June 22 (Xinhua) -- Four members of a family have been killed after their car rammed into a parked truck in southern Indian state of Telangana Friday, police said.

The accident occurred on a busy highway near Katnapally in the state's Peddapalle district, some 180 km from capital Hyderabad.

"The car hit the stationary truck from behind at high speed this morning. A couple and their two children died on the spot," a police official said.

The family was returning to Peddapalle town from Hyderabad when the accident happened, the official said.

Eye-witnesses told police that the person driving the car had failed to apply brakes when he suddenly spotted the truck while overtaking another vehicle from the left side.

A probe has been ordered into the incident, he added.

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