Hyderabad: Two people died and three were injured in an accident near Mamada in Nirmal district late on Saturday when a car driver lost control of the vehicle in an attempt to avoid running over a monkey on the road.
The deceased — Sumita (53) and Vijay (57) — are from Madhya Pradesh. They were on their way to Srisailam for a darshan. Car driver Nithin Kumar, Sumita’s husband Sudhir Niranjan, and their relative Anitha were injured in the accident, said a police official.
Police said the victims, hailing from Jabalpur, started from that place in car. When they reached Burugupally village near Mamada on the Nagpur-Hyderabad national highway, driver Nithin noticed a monkey on the road. As the vehicle was moving at a high speed, he could not control it when attempting to avoid running over the monkey.
In the process, the car swerved to the left and overturned before coming to a halt on the roadside. The deceased died on the spot, while others were admitted to a nearby hospital, said a police official.
