Sangareddy: Six people were killed and six others injured after an auto-rickshaw collided with a truck in Telangana's Sangareddy district on Tuesday night, police said.

The accident took place at around 8 pm at Satwar X Road in Satwar village, which falls under the Zaheerabad Police Station limits.

According to police, the injured victims were shifted to Bidar Government Hospital for further treatment. The bodies of those killed in the crash were sent for post-mortem examination.

"Six people lost their lives, and six others were injured after a road accident involving an auto-rickshaw and a truck in Satwar village under Zaheerabad Police Station limits in Sangareddy district. The injured were shifted to Bidar Hospital for further treatment," a police official said.

Police said an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the collision is underway.

Retired Army jawan killed in separate Telangana crash

The Sangareddy accident comes days after a separate road crash in Rangareddy district in which a 47-year-old retired Army jawan was killed and two others were injured.

The incident took place at around 5:30 am on Monday near Hydershakote, under the jurisdiction of Narsingi Police Station.

According to police, an unidentified XUV allegedly rammed into three two-wheelers before fleeing the spot.

The injured were shifted to a nearby hospital for treatment. Their condition was not immediately available.

Police identified the deceased as Ravinder, who was riding his motorcycle when the XUV allegedly struck the two-wheelers. Further details of the investigation were not immediately available.

With ANI inputs