Family of six crushed to death by lorry in Mahabubabad

WARANGAL: In a gruesome incident, six members of a family, who were on their way to purchase clothes for their daughter's wedding, were crushed to death on NH 365 after the autorickshaw they were travelling in and a lorry collided head-on near Marrimitta village of Gudur mandal in Mahabubabad district on Friday.

Among the deceased was the bride-to-be Jatoth Prameela (23) who was engaged recently and the marriage was on February 10. All the deceased were residents of Errakunta thanda.

The deceased were identified as family members of one Jatoth Kasna. Prameela's mother Jatoth Kalyani (48), brother Jatoth Pradeep (25), uncle Jatoth Prasad (42), aunt Jatoth Laxmi (35) and the auto-rickshaw driver, Jatoth Ramu (33), also a relative of the family set off together in the auto but met with the accident on the outskirts of Boddugunda.

According to Gudur inspector Raj Reddy, an over-speeding lorry coming in the opposite direction from Narsampet rammed into the autorickshaw and dragged it for several metres. The inmates were crushed as the autorickshaw got struck under the lorry. An earthmover was used to pull the vehicle out.

He said that the lorry driver who fled from the spot later surrendered before the police. A case was registered under Section 304(A) IPC (Causing death by rash or negligent act) and the bodies were shifted to Mahabubabad Area Hospital.

Meanwhile, Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan and Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao expressed shock over the accident and offered his condolences to the family members. The CM inquired from officers how the accident occurred and instructed them to immediately provide the required  medical treatment the injured.

Ministers Errabelli Dayakar Rao and Satyavathi Rathod also expressed their condolences.