One person died and six others sustained injuries when an auto-rickshaw was hit by a lorry from behind near a petrol pump at Tekriyal bypass road under Kamareddy mandal on Friday. The deceased has been identified as Ankam Narender, the auto driver and native of Kupriyal village under
Sadasivanagar mandal.
The injured have been shifted to the government general hospital at Kamareddy. The incident occurred near the petrol pump after the lorry rammed into the autorickshaw and it turned turtle. Seven passengers were travelling in the autorickshaw, according to reports.