Prakasam: Driver Charred to Death in Road Accident
According to the police, a Bolero vehicle transporting a load of cashew nuts from Tuni to Anantapur rammed into an unidentified vehicle that was moving ahead of it near Rangareddypalle. Following the collision, the Bolero caught fire.
Nellore: A fatal road accident occurred in Prakasam district under the limits of Racherla Police Station in the early hours of Wednesday. Two vehicles collided and caught fire at around 5.45 a.m. on the Nandyal–Amaravati highway near Rangareddypalle.
According to the police, a vehicle transporting a load of cashew nuts from Tuni to Anantapur rammed into an unidentified vehicle that was moving ahead of it near Rangareddypalle. Following the collision, the Bolero caught fire.
The driver of the vehicle, Swamy (50), was trapped inside the vehicle and was burned alive. Another person, Kandipalli Jayaramireddy, sustained minor injuries in the accident. He was shifted to the Giddalur Government Hospital in a 108 ambulance, where he is undergoing treatment.
Fire department personnel rushed to the spot and extinguished the flames. Racherla police reached the scene and took steps to clear the traffic and prevent further disruption. An investigation into the accident is underway.