Eight Killed In Two Separate Road Accident In Sangareddy District
One of the mishap occurred when a tanker collided with an auto-rickshaw near Satwar in Zaheerabad Mandal.
Published : August 11, 2026 at 9:53 PM IST
|Updated : August 11, 2026 at 10:46 PM IST
Sangareddy: Eight people were killed in two separate road accidents in Telangana's Sangareddy district on Tuesday evening, with six agricultural labourers losing their lives after a speeding tanker rammed into an auto-rickshaw near Satwar in Zaheerabad mandal.
The first accident occurred when the auto-rickshaw was returning from Budera in Munipalli mandal after the labourers completed a day's work removing weeds from cotton fields. The group had travelled from Rajgiri in Karnataka's Bidar district for daily-wage agricultural work.
There were 12 people in the auto, including the driver, with 11 of the passengers being women labourers. As the vehicle attempted to take a U-turn on National Highway No. 65 near Satwar, a heavy tanker travelling at high speed from Mumbai towards Hyderabad crashed into it.
The impact left the auto badly damaged and the passengers scattered on the road. Four people died at the spot, while two others later succumbed to their injuries during treatment.
The deceased were identified as agricultural labourers Rekhamma (36), Kavitha (40), Sridevi (45), Reshma (28), Nikitha (30) and auto driver Devadas (35). Devadas and Nikitha were married.
Several others were seriously injured and shifted to the Zaheerabad Area Hospital for treatment. The injured included Nirmala, Tulchamma, Chandrakala, Radhika, Shilpa and Shobha. Three injured persons were reportedly in critical condition. One of the injured was shifted to the Bidar government hospital for better treatment.
Residents said the workers regularly travelled to areas around Zaheerabad for daily-wage employment. The women had come to Budera for cotton-weeding work and were returning home after completing their work when the tanker struck their auto.
Sangareddy district Superintendent of Police Paritosh Pankaj visited the accident site at Satwar after being informed about the crash. Police registered a case and launched an investigation into the accident.
Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy expressed shock over the tragedy and conveyed his condolences to the families of those killed. He directed officials to ensure that the injured receive proper medical treatment.
Meanwhile, two more people were killed in a separate road accident near Venkatapur junction in Kohir mandal. A car crossed the road divider and crashed into vehicles travelling in the opposite direction, damaging four vehicles.
The two accidents on National Highway No. 65 claimed eight lives in all, leaving several families in Sangareddy and neighbouring Karnataka devastated.
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