Pothole accident claims life of 15-year-old girl in Peddapalli

A 15-year-old girl died and three members of her family were injured when their bike skidded while trying to avoid a pothole near Kasulapalli in Peddapalli mandal. The family, natives of Dharmaram mandal, was returning home after attending a marriage when the accident occurred.

Peddapalli: A girl died and three members of her family were injured when their bike skidded while trying to avoid a pothole near Kasulapalli in Peddapalli mandal on Sunday evening.

According to police, Katherla Laxman Yadav, a native of Botlavanaparthi in Dharmaram mandal, was returning home with his wife and two daughters after attending a relative’s marriage in Peddapalli. While travelling on a two-wheeler, he attempted to steer away from a pothole, lost control of the bike, and all four fell on the road.

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One of his daughters, Srimukunda, 15, died on the spot. Laxman Yadav, his wife, and their other daughter sustained serious injuries, and locals shifted them to the Peddapalli hospital.