Guntur Road Accident 7 dead 20 injured

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In a ghastly road accident seven people died when a tractor overturned in Vatticherukur in Guntur district. Of the seven six died on the spot while another person succumbed to injuries in hospital.

Guntur: In a ghastly road accident seven people died when a tractor overturned in Vatticherukur in Guntur district. Of the seven six died on the spot while another person succumbed to injuries in hospital. A group of people who belong to Kondapadu pf Prattipadu mandal were going to Chebrolu mandal Jupudi in a tractor to attend some function when the tractor lost control and plunged into the canal. 20 people were seriously injured and have been admitted to Guntur hospital.

Ministser Ambati Rambabu called on the injured. Most of the occupants of the tractor trolley were women. District Collector and other officials were supervising the relief operations and assured that they would provide best of the treatment.

Many people belonging to Kondapadu of Prattipadu Mandal are going to Chebrolu Mandal Jupudi in a tractor for auspicious work. In this sequence, the tractor lost control at Vatticherukuru and plunged into the canal.

Three people lost their lives on the spot in this accident. The injured were shifted to Guntur GGH. Three others died on the way to the hospital. Among the injured, a woman named Salomi died while undergoing treatment at the hospital. At the time of the accident, there were 40 people in the tractor. The full details of the accident are yet to be known. On receiving the information, the police reached the spot and started rescue operations. A case has been registered and investigation is underway.

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