VISAKHAPATNAM: A man and his two sons died and three others injured when a speeding car, which went out of control, ran over them in S. Kota mandal of Vizianagaram district on Sunday.
The deceased have been identified as Killo Senapathi (32) and his sons Sravan (8) and Suhan (4). Senapathi’s wife, Sravani, and two others, including a four-year-old girl Kosara Suhitha, suffered injuries in the incident.
Police said Senapathi was a native of Konapuram village under Ananthagiri mandal of ASR district. He was working as faculty and warden at Government Residential School for Tribals at Sivalingapuram under S. Kota Mandal in Vizianagaram district.
On Sunday, Senapathi, along with his wife and two sons, was heading towards Sivalingapuram on his bike. On the way, his kids noticed ice-apples on the roadside and asked their father to stop. While Senapathi and his family were eating ice-apples, a car speeding towards Visakhapatnam from Araku ran over them. The car turned turtle after hitting them.
Senapathi’s two children Sravan and Suhan died on the spot. Senapathi and his wife Sravani suffered severe injuries. Kosara Appa Rao and his niece Suhitha, who were also consuming ice-apples at the same spot, also suffered injuries in the incident. Passengers inside the car escaped with minor injuries.
Senapathi, his wife, and Suhitha were admitted to King George Hospital in Visakhapatnam, where he died a few hours later. Condition of Suhitha is said to be critical.
Police have registered a case.
