Seven women died and seven more are battling for life after the autorickshaw in which they were travelling collided with a private bus on the National Highway at Coringa village in Kakinada district on May 14 (Sunday). The women, all hailing from Yanam town in the Union Territory of Puducherry, were returning home after work at Sitarampuram shrimp processing unit near Coringa village.
Among the deceased were Sesetti Venkata Lakshmi (41), Karri Parvathi (42), Nimmakayala Lakshmi (54), Chintapalli Jyothi (38), Kalli Padma (38) and Bokka Ananata Lakshmi (47), who died on the spot. One woman died while undergoing treatment at the Government General Hospital (GGH) in Kakinada.
The injured have been identified as N. Satyaveni, M. Gangabhavani, Oleti Lakshmi, R. Venkateswaramma, and B. Satyavathi. They are undergoing treatment in the Kakinada GGH.
