Five killed as auto collides with bus

SANGAREDDY: Five persons died and four others severely injured when an auto collided with an RTC bus on the outskirts of Irukodu village in Siddipet mandal on Tuesday.According to pol ice when a bus belonging to Medak depot was coming towards Siddipet, an auto coming from Siddipet towards Hasan Meerapur village lost control and collided with the bus. As the auto turned turtle, five of the ten persons travelling in the auto, died on the spot while four others were injured grievously.The severely injured were shifted to Gandhi Hospital in Hyderabad.The deceased belonged to two families and they have been identified as upa sarpanch of the village A Chinnaiah (35), Renuka (28), Yashwant (1), B Chandravva (40) and her grandson Abhiram (3).The severely injured were Devavva and Sattavva. Auto driver Butchaiah had a miraculous escape. Siddipet police registered a case and are investigating.