Hyderabad, July 3: In a tragic incident, six people, including four women and a three-year-old child were killed when an autorickshaw in which they were travelling collided with a tipper lorry in Andhra Pradesh’s East Godavari district on Tuesday. Eight people were also reported to be seriously injured in the head-on collision.

The accident took place on the outskirts of Samalkot town when the autorickshaw carrying 14 passengers was travelling to Rameswaram village, and the lorry which came from opposite direction rammed into it. The injured were admitted to the government general hospital in Kakinada. According to a report published in Hindustan Times, the passengers were returning to their village after attending a wedding at Vadlamuru village of Peddapuram block.

“The autorickshaw was crossing the embankment of Sambamurthy reservoir near Samalkot after midnight, a speeding truck rammed into it from the opposite direction resulting in the death of four people including the auto driver,” reported Hindustan Times quoting Samalkot Deputy Superintendent of Police CHV Rama Rao as saying. Later, two injured passengers succumbed to their injuries. The police rushed to the place where the accident took place after getting information from villagers. The driver of the lorry fled from the spot.

On June 23, nine people were killed when an auto collided with a bus in Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh. Four others were also injured in the accident which took place near Somayajulapalle village of Orvakallu block.

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