Khammam road accident kills couple, leaves two children orphaned

A couple died after a car rammed into their auto-rickshaw on the Khammam-Yellandu road at Manchukonda in Telangana’s Khammam district. They were returning home after buying Dasara clothes for their children. Another woman travelling with them was seriously injured.

Khammam: A married couple died in a road accident on Khammam-Yellandu main road at Manchukonda of Raghunadhapalem mandal in the district, leaving their two children orphaned.

According to police, the couple, Maddiboina Venkateshwarlu (35) and Ramya (30) of Gadepadu village in Karepalli mandal visited Khammam city on Sunday to purchase new clothes for their children for Dasara festival.

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After finishing shopping, Venkateshwarlu, an auto rickshaw driver, returned home from Khammam in his auto rickshaw with his wife and another woman, in the night. A car coming from the opposite direction hit the auto rickshaw hard.

Venkateshwarlu, Ramya and another woman were seriously injured while the vehicle in which they were travelling was completely destroyed. On receiving information from locals, the couple was rushed to Government General Hospital in Khammam by the 108 ambulance staff. The couple died at the hospital shortly after.

Khammam ACP, SV Ramanamurthy and the local Inspector Karunakar visited the spot. The police registered a case in connection with the incident and took up investigation. The bodies would be handed over to the family members after post-mortem on Monday, police said.