Two killed in the collision involving Cong MLA''s vehicle

Sangareddy(AP), Feb 5 (PTI) Two persons were killed andtwo others were injured when Narayankhed MLA P Kishta Reddy''svehicle collided with an auto-rikshaw near Jogipet in Medakdistrict this evening, police said.

The mishap occurred when driver of the speedingauto-rikshaw lost control and rammed his vehicle into theMLA''s Tata Safari which was coming from the opposite directionnear Chautkur village, Jogipet police said.

Reddy, Congress MLA from Narayankhed Assemblyconstituency, was going to Hyderabad. He was not hurt in theincident, police said.

The MLA himself was not driving the Safari, they added.

Two persons, travelling in the rickshaw, died on thespot. They have been identified as Gangaram (21) and Suresh(23).

Rickshaw driver Ramesh and one Anil Kumar, a passenger,were injured, and taken to a hospital at Jogipet, policesaid.

Kumar, seriously injured, was later shifted to GandhiGovernment Hospital at Hyderabad.

Reddy informed the police about the mishap and called forambulance, police said. The MLA later left the spot, leavinghis vehicle behind.