more-inTwo persons, including a seven-year-old boy, were killed and three others injured when a lorry driver lost control of the vehicle and ran over them after hitting other vehicles on the busy Vijayawada highway at Vanasthalipuram on Wednesday here. The Vanasthalipuram police said that the deceased were identified as S. Mahesh (7) and H. Naresh (23). Vanasthalipuram ACP V. Ravinder Reddy said that the lorry driver, Mohammed Kaleem, was transporting sand to a construction site in Narsingi from Autonagar. Police arrested the driver Kaleem and are investigating the case. A case was registered against the driver and the injured were rushed to a private hospital for medical treatment.

Source: The Hindu January 17, 2018 17:29 UTC