A CRPF jawan was killed after a sand-laden lorry collided with a van on the main road between Pasra and the Tadvai forest check post in Telangana’s Mulugu district, according to a report by Deccan Chronicle. The same report says two revenue department employees travelling in a car were seriously injured after the lorry struck their vehicle following the first collision.
The incident reportedly took place on Thursday. Initial information cited in the report suggested that over-speeding and rash driving may have caused the crash. The lorry driver allegedly fled the scene after the collision, prompting police to begin a search.
The report said the lorry first hit the van in which the CRPF personnel were travelling. It then rammed into a car carrying two revenue department employees. Police reached the location and shifted the injured employees to a nearby hospital for treatment.
The incident highlights the safety risks created when heavy commercial vehicles share roads used by government personnel, local residents and other road users. The supplied report, however, does not provide details about the road’s design, traffic controls, visibility conditions, vehicle speed, loading compliance or whether the lorry was operating under a valid permit.
A material discrepancy remains in the reported death toll. The original headline supplied with the report states that two CRPF jawans were killed, while the article text says that one CRPF jawan died. The report does not identify the deceased personnel by name, clarify whether another person died later, or explain the basis for the headline’s reference to two fatalities. That discrepancy requires confirmation from the police or another authoritative source before the toll can be treated as established.
The report said police registered a case under relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and launched a search for the lorry driver. It did not specify the sections invoked, the registration number of the vehicle, the condition of the injured employees, or whether the lorry had been located.
Further official confirmation is needed on the number of fatalities, the identities and condition of those involved, the circumstances of the collision and the legal action against the driver. Until those details are confirmed, the incident should remain a verification-hold story rather than a final published account.
