SRIKAKULAM: Three people, including two women, were killed and two others were seriously injured in a tragice road accident at Peddakojjiria Junction in Kanchili mandal of Srikakulam district on Tuesday.
The car in which they were travelling lost control and hit an electrical pole on the roadside. The deceased and the injured belonged to the same family from the Seetammadhara area in Vizag.
The deceased were identified as Kadirisetti Someswara Rao (48), M Lavanya (43), and Sneha Gupta (18).
According to sources, the family was going to the Goddess Durga Maata temple in Jajhpur, Odisha, from Vizag. The person in the driving seat lost control of the vehicle due to speeding and hit a cement electrical pole on the roadside. After learning about the incident, the National Highway staff and police reached the accident spot and shifted the injured to Sompeta govt hospital.
The district in-charge minister, Kondapalli Srinivas, expressed shock over the incident and instructed the district superintendent of police, Maheswar Reddy, to ensure necessary arrangements for the injured persons.
The agriculture and fisheries minister, Kinjarapu Acchennaidu, instructed the district officials to provide better treatment for the injured persons. He enquired about the accident and expressed his sorrow over the death of three persons.
