VIJAYAWADA: Three persons belonging to the same family died after the truck they were travelling in lost control and overturned near Kesarapalli-Saverigudem circle under Gannavaram mandal in Krishna district on Wednesday morning.
The deceased were identified as K Srinvas Rao (27), his wife Rajyalakshmi (29) and their two-year-old son Rohit — all natives of Yeleswaram village in East Godavari district.
The incident happened at around 11 am when the truck, loaded with rice bags, was travelling to Bengaluru from Bihar. The driver of the truck gave a lift to the family on the way and they were seating on top of the truck when the accident happened. Gannavaram police, who regulated the traffic after clearing the road, had to take the help of a crane to retrieve the bodies as they were crushed under the overturned vehicle.
Preliminary investigation revealed that the truck was being driven by its cleaner when the accident happened. He was inexperienced and the truck was moving at high speed when he lost control of the vehicle near a curve.
