Four students were killed and another was critically injured in a road accident near Mokila in Ranga Reddy district, police said.
The incident occurred near Mirzaguda Gate in the Chevella area when a sports car, allegedly travelling at high speed, went out of control, struck a road divider and then crashed into a tree.
The impact was
severe, resulting in the death of four occupants on the spot. One student sustained serious injuries and was rushed to a hospital in Hyderabad for treatment.
The accident falls under the jurisdiction of Mokila Police Station. All five occupants of the vehicle were students, most of them studying at ICFAI University (IBS), police added.