Youngster killed in road mishap in Mancherial

Thandur Sub-Inspector Rajashekhar said Kandugula Anjith Kumar (21) from Pegadapalli village died on the spot.

Mancherial: A youngster was killed on the spot as he came under the wheels of a van after falling off a motorbike on NH 363 at Repallewada village in Thandur mandal on Wednesday.

Thandur Sub-Inspector Rajashekhar said Kandugula Anjith Kumar (21) from Pegadapalli village died on the spot. Anjith Kumar fell off his bike when another bike hit his two-wheeler, and fell straight under the wheels of a van that was coming from behind.

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Anjith was coming from Repallewada to Thandur mandal centre, while the van was moving in the same direction at the time of the mishap.

Based on a complaint received from Bapu Rao, father of the victim, a case was registered against Venkatesh Sunkar, the rider of the motorbike that hit Anjith Kumar’s bike, under the section 304 (A) (causing death by negligence) of the Indian Penal Code.