3 killed in car accident in Andhra Pradesh
Mar 12, 2021
East Godavari (Andhra Pradesh) [India], March 12 : Three persons lost their lives after a car rammed into a canal in Andhra Pradesh's East Godavari district in the wee hours of Friday.
The deceased have been identified as Suresh Varma, Srinivas Raju and Venkata Satyanarayana Raju, all three were residents of Gollala Koderu village.
There were five persons in the car. Two of them were rescued by the locals.
"Five persons, Suresh Varma, Srinivas Raju, Venkata Satyanarayana Raju, Venkata Ganapati Raju, Sitarama Raju, residents of Gollala Koderu village in Palakoderu mandal of West Godavari district, on Thursday, had gone to Vasantavada village in Atreyapuram mandal of East Godavari district in a car to take part in Mahashivratri festivities," Atreyapuram Sub Inspector informed.
"After visiting the village fair and other festivities at Vasantavada village, they were returning to their native village in the early morning. By the time the car reached Lolla village, it lost balance probably due to heavy fog, and rammed into the canal," he added.
The locals rescued Venkata Ganapati Raju and Sitarama Raju. Remaining three- Suresh Varma, Srinivas Raju and Venkata Satyanarayana Raju - have died.
The police recovered the bodies out of the canal.
Legal formalities are underway.
