Four killed, several injured in road accident in Andhra Pradesh’s Markapuram

MARKAPURAM (Andhra Pradesh): Four people were killed, and several others were injured in a road accident in Andhra Pradesh’s Markapuram district, police said.

The deceased have been identified as Avula Alakananda (19), Avula Ankalu (20), Avula Nagesh (17), and Avula Nageswari (2), all residents of Nallabanda Bazaar in Giddalur. The injured are undergoing treatment at Kambham Government Hospital.

According to Markapuram police officials, the accident occurred due to the overspeeding of the lorry driver. Police said a case has been registered and an investigation has been initiated into the incident.

Andhra Pradesh News Alert

Tragedy strikes wedding party! A speeding truck rammed into a wedding procession near Kambham in Markapuram district on the Amaravati–Anantapur NH.

At least 4 dead: Alakananda (19), Ankalu (20), Nagesh & 2-year-old Chinnari.

8 others seriously… pic.twitter.com/hjBPasarOf

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Meanwhile, in a separate incident, on Wednesday, at least eight passengers were killed, and several others were injured after a private bus travelling from Haridwar to Indore collided with a trailer and plunged into a roadside gorge on the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway in Rajasthan’s Dausa district. Officials said that a total of 25 people were rescued.

District Magistrate Saumya Jha said that the bus was travelling from Rishikesh to Indore when it collided with another vehicle around 3.15-3.30 am. District officials said that at least 25 people were rescued or managed to escape the fire, and it is estimated that at least eight people have died. (ANI)