26-Feb-2024 02:17 PM
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Kakinada, Feb 26 (Reporter) Four people died on the spot when a speeding RTC super luxury bus dashed a stationary truck along the roadside near Padalamma temple on the outskirts of Prathipadu on the national highway no.16, 50 km from here, on Monday morning, police said.
The truck driver and cleaner were busy replacing the punctured tyre parking the truck on the roadside when the speeding bus knocked them fatally.
Among those killed are lorry driver Dasari Prasad and his relative Dasari Kishore, cleaner Nagaiah, and the local villager Raju.
The truck driver, his relatives, cleaner all hail from Nakkabokkalapdu village in Bapatla district, while Raju is a native of Prathipadu village.
The Prathipadu police registered a case, and further investigation is on, the police added...////...