As many as four youth — aged between 25 and 30 years — were killed and one another person suffered grievous injuries in a road accident that occurred at Polipalli village near Bhogapuram in Vizianagaram district on Saturday (November 30, 2024) morning.
The car in which the victims were going from Srikakulam to Visakhapatnam hit the divider and flipped over to the opposite side. A lorry coming from Visakhapatnam hit the overturned car resulting in the death of four persons. Three persons in the car were killed on the spot and another person died while being shifted to the hospital for treatment.
The victims have been identified as Kaushik, Vaddi Manmadha Kumar, his wife Manimala and driver Jayesh. The driver of the lorry was injured in the leg and was admitted to Bhogapuram area hospital for treatment.
Mr. Kaushik was son of Lanka Gandhi, owner of Naidu Jewellers in Srikakulam, Mr. Manmadh was son of owner of Leo Laboratory of Srikakulam. Both Mr. Kaushik and Mr. Manmadh were friends and were going to Visakhapatnam to appear a competitive examination in Visakhapatnam.
Bhogapuram Circle Inspector NV Prabhakara Rao and police personnel reached the spot and inquired about the reasons for the accidents. They collected CCTV footage from a nearby petrol bunk. The police suspect a tyre burst could have caused the car to overturn.
The traffic on the national highway was disrupted for about 30 minutes and later it was cleared.
Published – November 30, 2024 04:50 pm IST
