The death toll in the road accident that had taken place at Nandivalasa village of Araku Valley mandal in Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) district on March 8 (Friday) increased to five with another person succumbing to the injuries while being shifted to the King George Hospital (KGH) in Visakhapatnam in the early hours of March 9 (Saturday).
Four more inured persons are undergoing treatment, one in KGH and three others at the Government Hospital in Araku.
The deceased were identified as G. Trinadh (33), G. Bhargav (6), and G. Simhadri (30) from Chinalabudu, B. Hari (19) and G. Amalantha (18) from Lotheru of Araku Valley.