Two killed after van hits midshipman and collides with HMDA water tanker on ORR in Hyderabad near Kollur

Two persons were killed in a road accident on the Outer Ring Road near Kollur Exit 2 on Sunday afternoon when a refrigerated truck allegedly hit a worker watering plants along the median before colliding with an HMDA water tanker.

The accident took place around 1.25 pm on the Kokapet-Patancheru section of the ORR. Boda laborer Veru Naik (30), a resident of Tellapur and a native of Mahabubabad district, and van driver Srinath Sanju (30) of Kompalla, Medchal, died on the spot.

According to the police, an Ashok Leyland refrigerated truck first hit Naik while he was watering medium plants and subsequently collided with an HMDA water tanker.

The police reached the spot and shifted the bodies to the Patancheruvu Hospital mortuary. The damaged vehicles were removed from the road after the accident. A case has been registered and an investigation is underway.

Published – 25 Oct 2026 20:14 IST