NEW DELHI: A festive spirit turned into a nightmare on Thursday when a person was killed and six others sustained injuries in firecrackers explosion in Andhra Pradesh’s Eluru. Two persons Durgasi Sudhakar(30) and Tabeti Sai were carrying firecrackers on a scooty.
When they reached the Ganganamma Temple on Thuru Veedhi in Eluru town, the vehicle hit a speed breaker, causing the firecrackers in the bag to explode due to friction. Sudhakar, who was driving, died on the spot, while pillion rider Sai sustained severe injuries.
Five others — S Sasi, K Srinivasa Rao, Khadar, Satish, and Suresh—who were standing by the roadside also suffered injuries in the explosion.
Eluru DSP Sravan Kumar and Eluru One Town Inspector Satyannarayana rushed to the scene and admitted the injured people to Government General Hospital, Eluru.
