At least seven persons were feared dead after a car plunged into a roadside canal at Usirikepally village in Shivvampet mandal on Wednesday.
The victims were said to be four women, two girls and one
man who was driving the vehicle. They were residents of Pamubanda in Shivvampet mandal. The driver reportedly lost control over the steering, with the car then crashing into a roadside culvert before plunging into the canal.