Hyderabad: Communist stalwart and former MLA Maddikayala Omkar’s son Dr M. VIjay Kumar and his mother-in-law were killed in an accident on NH 65 in Suryapet district, when their car crashed into an oil tanker moving ahead.

Police said that Vijay Kumar who was driving the vehicle lost control when the tanker driver swerved his vehicle to the left, leading to the accident. Vijay Kumar, 50, and his mother-in-law Savitramma, 70, were killed on the spot, while his wife Dr Jhansi Lakshmi and daughter Shobha sustained injuries.

The doctor couple were running a hospital in Bhadradri Kothagudem district. They were on way to attend a function at a relative's house in Mahbubnagar district.

When the doctor's car was on the four lane NH 65 in Kattangur, the oil tanker which was in the adjacent lane, swerved to the left and entered the lane in which they were travelling. Vijay Kumar could not control his vehicle and crashed into the tanker. As both vehicles were moving at high speed the right portion of the vehicle was damaged completely. “He was wearing a seatbelt and the air balloons opened, but the crash was so severe that it could not save them,” Nakirekal inspector Vishwaprasad said. Dr Vijay Kumar’s wife Jhansi Lakshmi and daughter Shobha were shifted to Hyderabad.