𒅌 A speeding lorry jumped over the road divider and rammed into another lorry coming in the opposite direction on the National Highway-16, resulting in the death of four persons in Kakinada district of Andhra Pradesh.
𝓰The accident happened at Prathipadu after midnight on Thursday, police said. Drivers of the two lorries and a cleaner were burnt to death on the spot after the collision caused fire in one of the cabins.
𝄹Another person succumbed to burns in a hospital while undergoing treatment, the police added. The two lorries were gutted in the incident. Over-speeding was prima facie the cause of the accident, they said.
♏Further investigation is on. Meanwhile, one passenger was killed and about 20 others were injured in a road accident at Palamaneru in Chittoor district in the wee hours of Friday.
💮The private bus was heading for Vijayawada from Bengaluru when it skidded off the road and overturned. The deceased passenger was identified as a native of Guntur. The injured were admitted to hospital for treatment, police sources said over phone.
(With PTI Inputs)
