Three killed in road accident

Three persons were today killed and two others seriously injured in a road accident in East Godavari district, police said.

The mishap took place at Choppala village in Alamuru Mandal when five banana farmers on their way to Rajahmundhry were hit by a lorry resulting in their death of the spot, they said. The condition of the one of the injured, Suri Babu is stated to be serious. They have been admitted to the Rajahmundry government general hospital, police said. The deceased were identified as D Nageswara Rao, D Srinivas and Ch Brahmaiah, police added.