Six Die After Car Plunges Into Nagarjuna Sagar

Six people, on the 18th of October, died in an accident when a car plunged into Nagarjuna Sagar in Chakirala village, Suryapet, Telangana.

The six victims were doctors at a private hospital in Hyderabad and were returning to the City after attending their friend's wedding in Nadigudem. The incident took place around 10:00 P.M., on the 18th of October on the Hyderabad-Vijayawada National Highway (NH 65.)

According to sources, the SUV rammed into the railing of the highway and fell into Nagarjuna Sagar.

The deceased were identified as Abdul, Rajesh, Johnson, Santosh, Naresh and Pavan Kumar. The incident came to light after a group of people, who were in another car, noticed the accident and informed the same to the police.

The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) retrieved the dead bodies from Nagarjuna Sagar.

The rescue operation was started 15 hours after the accident due to the heavy flow of water in Nagarjuna Sagar.

The bodies were handed over to the families of the deceased, on the 19th of October.

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