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Four persons were killed and 2 others sustained superior injuries successful a ghastly roadworthy mishap adjacent Satyavatipeta colony successful Karlapalem mandal of Bapatla territory successful the aboriginal hours of Monday (November 3, 2025).
According to police, a speeding car, portion overtaking different vehicle, collided with a lorry that was coming successful the other direction, resulting successful the decease of 4 occupants connected the spot and injuring 2 others. The deceased were identified arsenic Bethalam Balarama Raju (65), Bethalam Lakshmi (60), (husband and wife), Gadiraju Pushpavathi (60) and Mudunuri Srinivasa Raju (54) and each residents of Karlapalem.
Preliminary accusation suggests that the victims were returning location aft attending the sangeet relation of the lad of MLA Narendra Varma erstwhile the mishap occurred. Police said the deceased were relatives of the woman of the legislator.
The injured person been shifted to a adjacent infirmary for treatment. Police person registered a lawsuit and are investigating the origin of the accident.
Bapatla District Superintendent of Police B. Umamaheshwar told The Hindu that the superior probe revealed that the mishap happened erstwhile this car driven by 1 of the deceased rammed into a lorry coming successful the other direction, portion overtaking different vehicle.
The lorry which was coming successful the other absorption was laden with a load of shrimp. The SP said that arsenic the lorry was travelling with a dense load, the car which was reportedly successful precocious velocity was wholly mangled and the 4 died connected the spot, portion 2 children aged astir 11 and 12 suffered terrible injuries. The injured person been admitted successful infirmary for treatment. He added that erstwhile the postmortem is completed, the bodies volition beryllium fixed to the household members of the deceased.
The SP added that retired of the 4 deceased, 2 were mates and different 2 were relatives of them and they were returning location precocious successful the intervening nighttime of Sunday and Monday (November 2 and 3) aft attending the Sangeet event.
When asked astir suspected portion driving, helium said that the postmortem study from the infirmary volition uncover that successful the people of time. He added that determination were nary injuries to the persons successful the lorry.
