Four persons were killed today when the vehicle they were travelling in turned turtle, while two policemen sustained injuries after they were hit by a speeding truck while trying to rescue the victims at Kunchanapalli village in the district, police said.
The mishap occurred during the wee hours when eight persons, all of them sweater vendors from Nepal, were going to Vijayawada from Guntur and their vehicle overturned near Kunchanapalli village in Mangalagiri town, Thadepalli circle inspector Harikrishna said.
A police patrolling team which was near the spot, rushed to the injured for their rescue and while they were trying to shift the victims into their police jeep, a speeding truck hit them from behind, injuring two personnel, the officer said.
The deceased have been identified as Ram Bahadur (40), Nandu Bahadur (54), Tek Bahadur (40) and driver Arun Kumar (24), who belonged to Guntur.
Head constable Sheikh Syda and home guard Lurdh Babu were also hurt in the accident, police said.
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