VISAKHAPATNAM: Four police personnel of the Armed Reserve wing, including a sub-inspector, were killed in a road accident when their vehicle hit a lorry on NH-16, near Summadevi Peta under Palasa mandal in Srikakulam district, on Monday afternoon. The deceased were identified as K Krishnudu (SI), Y Babu Rao and P Antony (head constables), and P Janardhana Rao (constable-driver) of the AR wing in Srikakulam district.
The tragic incident happened when the police personnel on escort duty were returning to Srikakulam after handing over the body of army jawan G Jairam, who had died in West Bengal, to his family members at Bhairi Sarangapuram village under Mandasa mandal in the district.
Srikakulam SP Amit Bardar said the front tyre of the vehicle burst near Summadevi Peta.
“The Bolero went out of control, rammed into the median, and crashed over to the other side of the NH and banged into a lorry coming from the opposite side of the median. The vehicle was completely smashed under the impact of the collision. All four died on the spot. We suspect tyre burst was the primary reason behind the accident,” he said.
The collision was so powerful that the bodies remained trapped inside the vehicle for quite some time. It took a lot of time for the cops to cut the metal and take out the bodies from the badly mangled vehicle.
DGP Gautam Sawang has directed the DIG (Visakha range) and the Srikakulam SP to conduct a detailed inquiry and submit a report.
