Hyderabad, Jan. 21 -- Four persons were killed and three others, including a village sarpanch, sustained serious injuries when a car which they were travelling in collided head on with a container lorry in Telangana's Nirmal district in the wee hours of Tuesday, the police said.

The accident took place near Bhainsa town at around 1.30 am. The deceased were identified as Bhojaram Patel (42), Rajanna (60), Babanna (70), all residents of Kupti village in Kubeer mandal, and the car driver Vikas (35).

According to a police official from Bhainsa police station, the victims were returning to their village after calling on their relative who was ailing and undergoing treatment at a hospital in Hyderabad.

"As they were crossing a bridge close t...