Nirmal, Jan 20: Four persons were killed and two others injured when the car in which they were travelling collided with a container lorry near Bhainsa in Nirmal district in the early hours of Tuesday.

According to police, the car occupants were returning to Kupti village in Kubheer mandal after visiting Hyderabad when the accident occurred near the Bhainsa bus depot.

The deceased were identified as Bhojaram Patel (42), Rajanna (60), Babanna (70) and the car driver Vikas (35). The injured were shifted to a nearby hospital, where their condition is said to be critical.

A case has been registered, and an investigation is underway, police added.