Four of a Family Killed as Electric Car Rams Divider on Vijayawada Bypass

VIJAYAWADA, Oct 12 : Four members of a family were killed when the electric car in which they were travelling rammed a road divider on the West Bypass Road near Vijayawada on Sunday, police said.

The deceased were identified as Kommareddy Ramdev (39), his wife K. Aruna (34), his mother Kommareddy Aruna (62), and T. Vijay.

The family had visited Namburu village in Guntur district and was returning to its native village, Nunna, when the accident occurred. The car was reportedly travelling at high speed when it hit the road divider, throwing all four occupants out of the vehicle. They died on the spot, police said.

Following the impact, the electric car caught fire and was completely gutted.

Police registered a case and shifted the bodies to the Government General Hospital (GGH) for postmortem examination.

Transport Minister M. Prasad Reddy expressed shock and grief over the incident and conveyed his condolences to the bereaved family members.