Hyderabad, Nov 27 || Three people were killed in separate road accidents in Telangana on Thursday.
A person was burnt alive in the collision between a truck and an ethanol tanker near Pilligundu in Hanwada mandal on National Highway 167 in Telangana's Mahabubnagar district on Thursday.
According to police, a truck rammed into an ethanol tanker, triggering a huge fire. The driver of the tanker was charred to death in the collision.
Locals rescued the truck driver.
On receipt of information, firefighting personnel rushed to the spot. Three fire engines were deployed to douse the flames. It took three hours for them to control the fire.
In another incident, two people were killed in Telangana's Hanamkonda district. A DCM van hit a motorbike near Venkatapuram. Both people on the bike died on the spot. The deceased were identified as Yakub and Venkat Reddy.