Three die in Outer Ring Road mishap

HYDERABAD: Three members of a family, including a 10-year-old girl, died when their car rammed into a parked lorry on the Outer Ring Road (ORR) near Andhra Pradesh Police Academy (APPA) in Rajendranagar on Saturday.
The Narsingi police said Gopal Reddy, 50, Pratap Reddy, 55, and Bhavya, 10, were travelling in a Hundai i10. They died on the spot after the car rammed into a lorry parked on the extreme left lane of the ORR at around 3 pm.The trio were coming from Sanga Reddy to attend a function at BN Reddy Nagar.
"Bhavya's father Yadagiri Reddy and other family members were following them in another car,'' Narsingi sub-inspector M Prabhakar Reddy said.
“Gopal Reddy was driving the car, while the girl was seated on the co-driver’s seat along with Pratap Reddy. Although there are no curves at the location, the driver rammed into the lorry,'' police said. They said that there was no fault on the part of the lorry driver since he parked his vehicle on the extreme left lane. Gopal Reddy’s family hails from Sanga Reddy, whereas Pratap Reddy was a native of Mahbubnagar district. Gopal Reddy was a central excise inspector, while Pratap Reddy was also a government employee. Bhavya was the daughter of Gopal Reddy’s son Yadagiri Reddy.