Two dead and six injured in a Lorry and Bolero vehicle collision in Prakasam

In a ghastly road accident, two killed when a lorry collided with a Bolero vehicle on the Ongole-Nandyal highway near Mokshagundam in Bestavaripeta mand on Saturday morning. Going into details, Turaka Venkata Subbaiah, 73, of Bungayapalle in Komarolu mandal, died on Friday at a private hospital in Hyderabad. Ten family members and relatives set off in a Bolero vehicle carrying the body. The lorry, which was on its way to Mokshagundam, had a punctured tire and suddenly slowed down and collided with a bolero on the back while driving into the roadside. Two were killed in the incident and two others sustained serious injuries, while four others sustained minor injuries.

Venkata Subbaiah's first daughter Gampa Subbalakshmamma (50) and youngest daughter Ramanamma's husband Orusu Dasaraiah (55) died in the accident. Dasaraiah of Giddaluru mandal, who was sitting next to the driver in front of the vehicle carrying the body, died on the spot. Subbalakshmamma, a resident of a village in the Porumamilla Mandal district of Vizag district, died of a heart attack while six others were rushed to the Giddaluru government hospital. Subbaiah's close relatives have been living in Hyderabad for seven years working as labourers. When he died, ten people got into the vehicle carrying the body. Turaka Usha and Lakshmi Priya, who were critically injured in the incident, were shifted to Ongole RIMS as their condition was critical while Turaka Puja, Ramanamma and Dampa Ramanamma are being treated at Giddaluru Hospital

The road accident left three families in deep grief. The death of the father also left a great deal of tragedy in the families of the mourning daughters. Relatives and family members are mourning the death of the eldest daughter, the death of the youngest daughter's husband and the serious condition of the grandchildren. Giddaluru CI U Sudhakara Rao and Bestavaripeta Sub Inspector Balakrishnan inspected the spot and a case was registered and investigating is on.