8 killed in 3 road accidents across Andhra Pradesh in 24 hours
Synopsis
Eight people died in three road accidents across Andhra Pradesh within 24 hours — including a family travelling to a funeral, festival returnees, and a lorry driver burnt alive after his vehicle caught fire. A fourth crash on a Hyderabad flyover added two more fatalities, exposing a grim pattern of road safety failures in the state.
Key Takeaways
Eight people killed and 15 injured in three road accidents across Andhra Pradesh between Thursday night and Friday .
In Palnadu district , a MUV rammed a parked lorry near Macherla Nagaravanam , killing four members of a Hyderabad family travelling to a funeral.
In Annamayya district , a car-auto-rickshaw collision killed three festival returnees from the same family — Mubarak , Mehreen Bi , and Wahid .
In Anantapur district , a granite lorry caught fire after overturning near Budagavi , burning the driver alive; the cleaner escaped.
A wrong-way scooty collision on Hyderabad's AMB Flyover in Kondapur killed Srikanth and Vithal .
Police investigations are underway; overspeeding and driver fatigue are among the factors being examined.
At least eight people were killed and 15 others injured in three separate road accidents across Andhra Pradesh between Thursday night and Friday, according to police. The fatalities were spread across Palnadu, Annamayya, and Anantapur districts, with a fourth incident reported in Hyderabad.
Palnadu Crash: Family on Funeral Trip Loses Four
The deadliest of the incidents occurred near Macherla Nagaravanam in Palnadu district in the early hours of Friday, when a Multi-Utility Vehicle (MUV) rammed into a lorry parked by the roadside. Four people died on the spot and nine others were injured.
All 13 occupants of the MUV — including the driver — belonged to the same family from Hyderabad. They were travelling to Pamuru to attend a relative's funeral when the crash occurred. Rescue workers reportedly faced significant difficulty extracting the bodies from the mangled wreckage.
The deceased have been identified as Kadiri Venkateshwarlu, Kadiri Sharada, Pidugu Sharada, and Satyanarayana. The injured were shifted to the Government Hospital at Macherla. Macherla police have registered a case and are investigating whether overspeeding or driver fatigue caused the crash.
Annamayya Collision: Festival Returnees Among Dead
In Annamayya district, a collision between a car and an auto-rickshaw killed three people and left six others injured. The victims — members of the same family — were returning home in an auto-rickshaw after attending a local festival when the crash occurred.
The deceased were identified as Mubarak, Mehreen Bi, and Wahid. The injured were admitted to a government hospital.
Anantapur: Lorry Driver Burnt Alive After Vehicle Catches Fire
Late Thursday night, a granite lorry near Budagavi in Uravakonda Mandal, Anantapur district, lost control, rammed into a tree, and overturned. The vehicle subsequently caught fire, trapping the driver in the cabin. The lorry driver was burnt alive, while the cleaner managed to escape.
Hyderabad Wrong-Way Crash on AMB Flyover
A separate accident on the AMB Flyover in Kondapur, Hyderabad, claimed two lives after a scooty travelling in the wrong direction collided head-on with a motorbike. The two deceased — Srikanth and Vithal — were riding the scooty. The motorcyclist sustained minor injuries.
A Pattern of Fatal Road Accidents in AP
The cluster of accidents within a single 24-hour window underscores a persistent road safety crisis in Andhra Pradesh. Factors commonly cited by authorities in such incidents include overloading, driver fatigue, wrong-way driving, and poorly lit or unmarked roadside parking — several of which appear relevant across Thursday's and Friday's crashes. Investigations are ongoing in all cases.
Point of View
Eight dead, and the causes span the full spectrum of India's road safety failures: a parked lorry with no warning markers, a wrong-way driver on a flyover, a vehicle fire with no escape route, and a night-time rural collision. What is striking is not the individual incidents but their simultaneity — Andhra Pradesh's roads claimed lives in at least four districts in a single night. The state's road fatality data has consistently ranked among the higher tallies nationally, yet enforcement of basic measures — roadside parking rules, wrong-way detection, vehicle fire safety — remains visibly inadequate. Grief, in these cases, travels in family units: three of the four accidents killed members of the same family travelling together. That detail is not incidental; it reflects how road risk in India falls disproportionately on group travel in under-regulated vehicles.
NationPress
26 Jun 2026
Frequently Asked Questions
How many people were killed in Andhra Pradesh road accidents on 26 June?
Eight people were killed and 15 others were injured in three separate road accidents across Andhra Pradesh between Thursday night and Friday, 26 June, according to police. The fatalities occurred in Palnadu, Annamayya, and Anantapur districts, with two additional deaths reported on a Hyderabad flyover.
What happened in the Palnadu road accident near Macherla?
A Multi-Utility Vehicle carrying 13 members of a Hyderabad family rammed into a stationary lorry near Macherla Nagaravanam in Palnadu district in the early hours of Friday. Four people died on the spot and nine were injured; the family was travelling to Pamuru to attend a relative's funeral. Police are investigating whether overspeeding or driver fatigue caused the crash.
Who were the victims in the Annamayya district accident?
Three members of the same family — identified as Mubarak, Mehreen Bi, and Wahid — were killed when a car collided with their auto-rickshaw in Annamayya district. They were returning home after attending a local festival. Six others were injured and hospitalised.
What caused the Anantapur lorry fire that killed the driver?
A granite lorry near Budagavi in Uravakonda Mandal, Anantapur district, lost control, struck a tree, and overturned late Thursday night. The vehicle caught fire, trapping the driver in the cabin; he was burnt alive. The cleaner managed to escape.
What happened on the AMB Flyover in Hyderabad?
Two people — Srikanth and Vithal — were killed on the AMB Flyover in the Kondapur area of Hyderabad after a scooty travelling in the wrong direction collided with a motorbike. The motorcyclist sustained minor injuries. The incident highlights the ongoing danger of wrong-way driving on urban flyovers.
