Three persons died and one was injured on Tuesday after the car they were traveling in was hit by a container lorry on National Highway 16 at Ernagudem village under Devarapalli police station limits in East Godavari district.
The deceased were identified as P. Digvijaya Radha Krishna (47), Kaki Chakravarthy (30) and software engineer B. Tulasiram (32), according to Kovvur DSP V.S.N. Varma. All the deceased belonged to Rajamahendravaram city.
The car, heading to Eluru from Rajamahendravaram, hit a divider reportedly after a tyre burst and came to a halt on the other side of the road. It was then rammed by a container lorry coming from the opposite direction, said Mr. Varma.
The bodies have been sent to government Kovvur hospital for post-mortem examination. The injured, identified as K. Ismail, is out of danger. An investigation is on.
