Three women hurt in boat collision

HYDERABAD: The joy of a speedboat ride in the Hussain Sagar nearly turned out be a disaster on Friday, when three women had a narrow escape after their speedboat hit a paddle boat.Lake Police inspector Srinivas said it was around 6 p.m when two tourist boats collided with each other.Three women of a family, going on a joyride, fell in the waters of Hussain Sagar lake. Panic-struck tourism officials quickly swung into action and expert swimmers were immediately pressed to save the tourists from drowning.According to Srinivas, two persons suffered head injuries while the other suffered a rib injury. “The injured were shifted to Mediciti hospital and their condition is said to be stable,” police said.