Four killed by train in Andhra's Eluru, suicide suspected; 4 die in Telangana road crash
Synopsis
Four people — a man and three women believed to be from the same family — were crushed by a train near Chebrol in Andhra's Eluru district on the night of 5 July, with police suspecting suicide. Hours later, four more died in a bus-car collision on the Hyderabad-Vijayawada highway in Telangana, wiping out most of a Kakinada family. Two tragedies, one night, two states.
Key Takeaways
Four persons , including three women , were killed by the Cherlapalli-Shalimar special train near Chebrol, Ungutur mandal in Eluru district on the night of 5 July .
Police suspect the four — believed to be from the same family , aged 30–35 — may have died by suicide .
An ATM card in the name of Sheikh Haseena and a bike park receipt from Tadepalligudem were recovered; two damaged mobile phones are being examined for identification.
In a separate incident, four members of a Kakinada family were killed in a road crash on the Hyderabad-Vijayawada National Highway in Nalgonda district, Telangana .
The Telangana crash occurred when a private Odisha-based bus rear-ended a car; driver V.V.
Prasad survived with serious injuries.
Both cases are under active police investigation.
At least four persons, including three women, were killed after being struck by a train in Andhra Pradesh's Eluru district late on Saturday night, 5 July, police confirmed. The incident occurred near Chebrol in Ungutur mandal, and authorities suspect the group may have died by suicide.
What Happened at the Tracks
According to police, a man and three women were crushed under the Cherlapalli-Shalimar special train. The bodies were recovered in a condition beyond visual identification. On receiving information, personnel from the Government Railway Police (GRP) station at Tadepalligudem rushed to the site and shifted the remains to the Tadepalligudem area hospital for post-mortem examination.
Clues Left Behind
Investigators recovered key personal effects from the scene. An ATM card found on one of the women's bodies bore the name Sheikh Haseena. A second woman was carrying a bike park receipt issued at the Tadepalligudem RTC depot. Police also retrieved two damaged mobile phones and were attempting to extract data from the SIM cards to establish the identities of all four victims.
Police believe all four belonged to the same family and were reportedly aged between 30 and 35 years. A GRP official confirmed that a case has been registered and a formal investigation is under way.
Separate Road Tragedy in Telangana
In a separate incident, four persons were killed in a road accident in Nalgonda district of Telangana in the early hours of Sunday, 5 July. The crash occurred on the Hyderabad-Vijayawada National Highway near Peddakaparthi village in Chityal mandal, when a private travel bus from Odisha rear-ended a car.
The car, travelling from Chennai to Hyderabad, was carrying V.V. Prasad along with his wife, son, daughter, and a friend — all originally from Kakinada in Andhra Pradesh and residing in Hyderabad. Prasad's wife, son, daughter, and friend died on the spot; Prasad himself sustained serious injuries. Rescue workers and police faced significant difficulty extracting the bodies from the mangled vehicle.
Traffic and Response
The collision triggered a traffic jam on the national highway for a period. Officials from the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) and police deployed a crane to remove the wreckage and restore traffic flow. The incident is under investigation.
Both tragedies underscore the recurring pattern of fatal accidents on Andhra Pradesh and Telangana's road and rail corridors, with authorities yet to announce any systemic preventive measures following either incident.
Point of View
Recurring reality: India's road and rail corridors continue to claim lives at a rate that policy responses have not kept pace with. The Eluru train deaths — four bodies crushed beyond recognition, identities reconstructed from an ATM card and a parking receipt — expose the near-total absence of safety infrastructure at unmanned rail crossings and open track stretches. The Nalgonda highway crash, a rear-end collision by an interstate bus, fits a pattern seen repeatedly on the Hyderabad-Vijayawada corridor, one of the country's most accident-prone stretches. That rescue teams struggled to extract bodies from a 'mangled' car suggests the vehicle offered minimal crash protection — a structural issue that goes beyond driver error. Both investigations are routine; the systemic questions they raise are not.
NationPress
5 Jul 2026
Frequently Asked Questions
What happened in the Eluru train accident on 5 July 2025?
Four persons — a man and three women, believed to belong to the same family — were killed after being struck by the Cherlapalli-Shalimar special train near Chebrol in Ungutur mandal, Eluru district, Andhra Pradesh, late on the night of 5 July. Police suspect the group may have died by suicide and have registered a case.
Have the identities of the Eluru train victims been confirmed?
Not fully. The bodies were recovered in a condition beyond visual identification. Police found an ATM card bearing the name Sheikh Haseena on one victim and a bike park receipt from Tadepalligudem on another. Two damaged mobile phones were also recovered, and investigators are attempting to retrieve data from the SIM cards to identify all four.
What was the Nalgonda road accident on 5 July?
A private travel bus from Odisha rear-ended a car on the Hyderabad-Vijayawada National Highway near Peddakaparthi village in Chityal mandal, Nalgonda district, Telangana, in the early hours of 5 July. Four occupants of the car — the wife, son, daughter, and a friend of driver V.V. Prasad — died on the spot; Prasad survived with serious injuries.
Who were the victims of the Telangana highway crash?
The victims were from Kakinada in Andhra Pradesh and were residing in Hyderabad. They were travelling from Chennai to Hyderabad when the bus hit their car. The driver, V.V. Prasad, was the sole survivor and was left seriously injured.
What action has been taken after both incidents?
Government Railway Police from Tadepalligudem registered a case and shifted the Eluru victims' bodies to the Tadepalligudem area hospital for post-mortem. In Telangana, police and NHAI officials deployed a crane to clear the wreckage and restore traffic on the national highway; a police investigation is ongoing.
