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Three killed in Vizianagaram lorry-auto collision
Three people died when a lorry hit an auto-rickshaw near Burja in Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh, police said on Friday. The accident happened on the Manapuram route. DSP Bobbili R Govind Rao…
Three people died when a lorry hit an auto-rickshaw near Burja in Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh, police said on Friday. The accident happened on the Manapuram route. DSP Bobbili R Govind Rao confirmed the deaths. The identities of the deceased and the cause of the collision are still under investigation.
In a separate incident in Maharashtra's Bhandara district, eight people including three children were killed when a truck collided with a pickup van on the Nagpur-Raipur highway. Three others were injured. The crash occurred early Friday near Bhau Dhaba at Pimpalgaon Sadak. Rescue operations were carried out by local residents and police. Bhandara Superintendent of Police Noorul Hasan confirmed the details.
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Andhra Pradesh records the highest road accident fatality rate among Indian states, with over 17,000 deaths in 2023 according to the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. The Vizianagaram stretch where this collision occurred falls on a state highway frequently used by heavy vehicles transporting iron ore from nearby mines. District authorities typically cite poor road lighting and the absence of crash barriers on curves as contributing factors in such crashes. The state government's road safety action plan, revised in 2024, mandates installation of speed governors on all commercial vehicles by December 2026. Compliance data is not yet public. The local police will file a chargesheet based on autopsy and vehicle inspection reports, with the Transport Department's probe into the lorry's fitness records to follow.
Source: republicworld.com
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