Car overturns on NH44 in Adilabad, 3 youths killed

Three youngsters were killed on the spot, while another sustained serious injuries when a car overturned on NH44 on the outskirts of Tharoda village in Jainath mandal early on Wednesday.

Police said the victims, identified as Shaik Moinuddin, Keerthi Sagar and Moin, all aged between 22 and 30 and residents of Adilabad town, suffered fatal injuries after the vehicle turned turtle and plunged into agricultural fields abutting the national highway around 5 am. 

The injured



person, identified as Yogesh, was the driver of the car. Some passers-by noticed the overturned vehicle and alerted the police.

The driver reportedly lost control of the car at a curve, leading to the deaths of the three passengers and causing severe injuries to Yogesh, police said. 

He was shifted to the Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences in Adilabad, where his condition remains critical. The four were returning to Adilabad from Wani in Maharashtra when the accident occurred.