Woman killed as auto rams into parked lorry in Hyderabad

A 26-year-old woman was killed and two others injured after an autorickshaw carrying scrap material rammed into a stationary lorry near Sangam Hotel in Hayathnagar in the early hours of Monday.

According to the police, the victim was identified as Yadavalli Padma. She was travelling in the autorickshaw along with Revelli Durgamma from Bhagya towards Pedda Amberpet when the accident occurred.

“The autorickshaw driver reportedly failed to notice a lorry parked on



the road without indicators or adequate warning signs and crashed into it. Padma died on the spot due to the impact,” the police said.

Durgamma suffered serious injuries to her shoulder, while the autorickshaw driver also sustained bleeding injuries. Both were shifted to Neeladri Hospital in an ambulance for treatment.

Based on a complaint, the Hayathnagar police registered a case and initiated an investigation into the circumstances leading to the accident.