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Couple dies in road accident in Mancherial
Veena Swamy (60), a retired SCCL employee and his wife Laxmi (55) (Photo/eenadu)
A couple was killed in a road accident here at Ramakrishnapur in the district on Friday.
A couple was killed in a road accident here at Ramakrishnapur in the district on Friday. . The victims were identified as Upparavena Swamy (60), a retired employee of Singareni Colleiries Company Limited and his wife Laxmi (55), from Godavarikhani in Peddapalli district.
According to Mandamarri CI Pramod Rao, the couple went to Bellampalli to attend a puja near his elder daughter's house. The incident took place near RKP singareni area hospital when the couple was returning home on a two-wheeler. A speeding Toyota Innova rammed into the two-wheeler resulting in the death of the couple. The police said that the accident occurred when the Innova tried to overtake another vehicle. While Swamy was dead on the spot, Laxmi died while undergoing treatment in a hospital.
The couple was survived by two daughters and a son.
Mandamarri CI Pramod Rao said that rash and negligent driving led to the accident. The police registered a case and launched an investigation. Efforts are underway to nab the car driver.
