Three persons were killed on the spot and 19 others suffered injuries, a few critical when an auto-rickshaw carrying 23 people rammed into a tipper truck on the Outer Ring Road (ORR) near Himayatsagar early on Sunday.
According to the reports, accident occurred when the passengers were returning after working at an event near Kothur.
The auto reportedly crashed into the tipper, leaving several occupants trapped and seriously
injured.
On information the police reached the spot. The injured were immediately shifted to nearby hospitals for treatment. The condition of few of the 19 of was stated to be critical.
According to preliminary information, 23 people were travelling in the auto at the time of the accident.
The police reached the spot and initiated an investigation into the circumstances leading to the mishap.