Vijayawada: A fatal road accident claimed the lives of four agricultural labourers and injured three others. The incident took place near Sivapuram village in Vinukonda, Palnadu around 9:30 am on Tuesday, when a lorry and a mini truck collided head-on while travelling in opposite directions.According to police, a coconut-laden lorry was heading from Markapuram to Vinukonda. Meanwhile, a mini truck carrying seven persons was en route from Yerragondapalem to Vinukonda. Near Sivapuram village, the two vehicles rammed into each other and the impact led to the mini truck turning turtle. The seven passengers in the overturned vehicle were trapped. The four people of died on the spot were identified as daily agricultural labourers Pagadala Subbamma, Pagadala Ramana Reddy, Bottu Ankamma, and Bottu Ramanji. They all hailed from Gaddemeda Palli village in Yerragondapalem mandal of Prakasam district and were reportedly on their way to work.Three others who sustained serious injuries in the accident were Pagadala Sivamma (50), Kanneboina Nagalakshmi (25), and the mini truck driver Kadiri Nageswara Rao (28), from Mutharasi. All the injured were rushed to a private hospital in Vinukonda for treatment. The condition of the driver is reported to be critical. It was found that the lorry driver fled from the spot after the accident. Police have launched a search operation to trace and apprehend him. A case was registered. and investigation is underway to determine its exact cause.
