Hyderabad, May 4 -- Two sisters, Banavath Ashwini, aged 19 and Banavath Manjul, aged 17, lost their lives in a tragic road accident in Nizamabad district on Friday afternoon.

The siblings, daughters of Dubai-based worker Banavath Reddy from Lothorya Thanda in Nirmal district, were returning home after Manjula appeared for the TG-EAPCET entrance exam in Hyderabad.

Ashwini, a second-year degree student, had accompanied her younger sister, who had recently completed her intermediate studies.

The accident occurred around 3:15 pm near Maitri Garden function hall on the outskirts of Argul village along NH44.

The car, driven by their neighbour Jadhav Hamsaraj, crashed into a roadside culvert. Both sisters sustained severe injuries and were r...