A major accident took place on National Highway 65 in Nalgonda district under Kethepally police limits on Sunday, after a lorry crashed into three cars which had slowed down as a flock of sheep was crossing the road. Another lorry was in front of these cars. The incident took place around 11 am. And fortunately, there were no casualties, police said.

“All five passengers in the cars suffered minor injuries, and are availing treatment at a government hospital in Nakrekal. As the passengers were wearing seatbelts and the airbags came on after the crash, none sustained critical injuries,” said Kethepally Sub Inspector Ramakrishna.

Police have detained the lorry driver who hit these vehicles and have charged him under section 337 of IPC (Causing hurt by act endangering life or personal safety of others.)

“The lorry driver was driving negligently. Noticing the lorry in front which had slowed down as the sheep flock were crossing, the three cars also had slowed down. However, the lorry driver did not notice this, and rammed into the vehicles,” the SI added.

Police are yet to collect the names and details of the victims, “We had rushed them to the hospital and are yet to take the details.”

The accident caused a massive traffic jam on the highway.

Meanwhile, on Saturday, one person died and three are critical after a lorry hit a car on Hyderabad-Vijayawada highway, near Krishna district. According to reports, the lorry driver took a sudden U-turn and hit a car which was driving next to it. While one person succumbed to the injuries, the other three are receiving treatment at a hospital in Gollapudi.