CRPF jawan killed, five injured as sand-laden lorry rams two vehicles in Telangana

A CRPF jawan was killed on the spot and five people were injured after a sand-laden lorry lost control and rammed into two vehicles on National Highway 163 in Telangana’s Mulugu district.

The accident was reported near the Pasra Forest Check Post in Govindaraopet mandal around 10 a.m. on Thursday (October 8, 2026).

Lorry first hit CRPF vehicle

According to Mulugu Superintendent of Police Sudhir Ramnath Kekan, the lorry first collided with a goods carrier carrying CRPF personnel on the Pasra, Tadvai stretch.

The deceased was identified as 36-year-old Muguram Ramakanth, a jawan attached to the CRPF’s 39th Battalion.

Three other jawans, Girish Kumar, Prem Prakash and Ram Jan Prasad, sustained injuries in the initial collision.

The accident occurred near the Forest Department checkpost, where the same lorry hit both vehicles in succession.

Two government employees injured

After striking the CRPF vehicle, the lorry rammed into a car travelling behind it, according to the police officer.

Two government employees travelling in the car were injured in the second collision.

The officer said both injured government employees were out of danger.

The incident involved the lorry, a goods carrier carrying CRPF personnel and a car travelling behind the CRPF vehicle.

Further details regarding the circumstances leading to the accident are awaited.

Source: The Hindu