Eight killed in three road accidents in Andhra Pradesh

Amaravati: Eight people were killed and 15 others injured in three separate road accidents in Andhra Pradesh since Thursday night, police said.

Four people were killed and nine others injured when a multi-utility vehicle (MUV) rammed into a stationary lorry in the Palnadu district early Friday.

The accident occurred near Macherla Nagaravanam when the vehicle hit a lorry parked by the roadside. Four people died on the spot, while nine others were injured. Police rushed to the scene and shifted the injured to the Government Hospital at Macherla.

Rescue workers had a tough time extricating the bodies from the mangled remains of the vehicle.

A total of 13 people, including the driver, were traveling in the MUV. The victims, who belonged to the same family from Hyderabad, were on their way to Pamuru to attend the funeral of a relative.

The deceased have been identified as Kadiri Venkateshwarlu, Kadiri Sharada, Pidugu Sharada, and Satyanarayana.

The Macherla police registered a case and launched an investigation. Police are trying to ascertain whether speeding led to the crash or if the driver had dozed off.

In another accident in the Annamayya district, three people were killed and six were injured in a collision between a car and an auto-rickshaw. The victims, belonging to the same family, were returning home in an auto-rickshaw after attending a local festival. The deceased were identified as Mubarak, Mehreen Bi, and Wahid.

The injured were admitted to a government hospital.

Meanwhile, a lorry driver was burnt alive in another accident in the Anantapur district late Thursday night.

The incident occurred near Budagavi in the Uravakonda mandal. A lorry carrying granite lost control, rammed into a tree, and overturned.

The vehicle subsequently caught fire, trapping the driver in the cabin. He was burnt alive, while the cleaner managed to escape.

In a separate incident in Hyderabad, two people were killed in a collision between a motorbike and a scooter. The accident occurred on the AMB Flyover in the Kondapur area when the scooter was traveling in the wrong direction.

The deceased were identified as Srikanth and Vithal, who were riding the scooter. The man riding the motorbike sustained minor injuries.

Related Stories

Fire broke out after LPG tanker overturns in Kaushambi Venezuela Twin Earthquakes: Death Toll Reaches 235, Over 4300 Injured CBI Launches Mega Blitz on Digital Arrest Syndicates with Raids at 80 Locations Father Blames Vaccine for Daughter’s Death in Nashik; Probe Underway