Mother, son killed in car-LCV crash on Khammam-Devarapalli Greenfield Highway
A mother and her teenage son were killed in a collision between their car and a light commercial vehicle on the Khammam-Devarapalli Greenfield Highway. The family was traveling to Hyderabad for college admissions when the accident occurred, leaving the father and the van driver injured.
Why it matters
The incident highlights ongoing safety concerns regarding traffic management and accident rates on newly inaugurated national highway infrastructure in India.
A woman and her teenage son were killed, while her husband was injured, in a collision involving their car and an LCV on the newly-opened Khammam-Devarapalli Greenfield National Highway near Dhamsalapuram in Khammam rural mandal on Thursday (August 06).
The deceased were identified as 40-year-old P. Sujatha and her 17-year-old son Pavan, residents of Gandhinagar village in Chintakani mandal.
According to sources, the family was travelling to Hyderabad for Pavan’s college admission. The car was heading towards Hyderabad when the LCV allegedly crashed into it, leaving the front portion of the vehicle mangled.
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