Four persons, including a woman government teacher and a foreigner, died on the spot and three others were injured in a road mishap near here, police said today.
The mishap took place when a speeding cement-laden truck hit a motorbike and then rammed into a road-side shop at RV Nagar under GK Veedhi police station limits, they said.
DSP of Chintapalle Anil K said the deceased were identified as Krishna Kumari (50), Headmistress of government- run RV Nagar Tribal Welfare School, Karri Raju (30), G Palasundari (40) and Subrahmanyam Ganesh (26), a Sri Lankan resident.
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The motorcyclist and his pillion rider, identified as Easwar Rao (35) and Mohan Rao (34), respectively, were injured along with another person, P Palav (65), the police officer said.
He said the truck was heading towards Chintapalle when the driver lost control over the vehicle at a sharp bend, resulting in the mishap.
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