Rangareddy (Telangana) [India], November 8 : Three people were killed, and fourteen others sustained injuries in a major road accident involving an auto-rickshaw on the Outer Ring Road at Rangareddy's Himayat Sagar area in the early hours of Sunday. 
According to police officials, seventeen people were travelling in the auto-rickshaw at the time of the incident. 
Following the incident, the passengers were shifted to a hospital for treatment. Authorities stated that an investigation into the cause of the accident is currently underway. 
Further details will be provided following the enquiry. 
"Today at 12:45 am, an accident occurred on the Outer Ring Road at Himayat Sagar, involving an auto-rickshaw and a truck. A total of 17 people were travelling in the auto-rickshaw. Three people died and the remaining sustained injuries. They were shifted to hospital for treatment. We are currently investigating the cause of the accident and will provide more details after the enquiry," said Police official. 
Earlier, around 15 passengers sustained injuries in an accident involving a TGRTC bus and a truck near Batasingaram village, under Abdullapurmet Police Station limits in Rangareddy district, police said on October 19.
According to the Abdullapurmet police, the bus was heading to Hyderabad from Khammam.
Following the collision, the injured passengers were shifted to Vanasthalipuram Area Hospital for treatment.