Sultanbazar police inspector, wife killed in car crash

Hyderabad: An additional inspector and his wife were killed when their car rammed into a parked lorry at Karthika Homes Road in Abdullapurpet.

The victims were identified as 39-year-old Laxman, an additional inspector of Sultanbazar police station, and his wife Jaansi, 34. Their seven-year-old son Kushalav escaped with minor injuries.

Police said Jaansi was driving the car when she lost control and hit the parked lorry. "In the incident, the car suffered extensive damage. Both husband and wife died on the spot. Their son suffered minor injuries," police said.

Police have shifted the bodies for post mortem. Police said the relatives of the deceased were also informed. A team of police visited the spot to take stock of the situation.