In a tragic incident, 10 persons including four women and two children died when an auto fell into a roadside well near Mendora village in Nizamabad district of Telangana.
According to the police, an overloaded auto with 17 commuters going towards Mendora from Musthal on Sunday fell into a roadside well when the driver lost control while trying to avoid a vehicle coming from the opposite side.
Sevan commuters who sat on the sides of the auto escaped from the incident and came out of the well, some swimming and some rescued by locals who immediately flung into action to rescue whoever possible.
The police found the bodies of the deceased at the bottom of the well. With the help of the locals they removed the bodies within half-an-hour of the incident.