[sustran] Incident on the National Highway of India

[Eric.Britton]

We were talking about images of the reality of the road of India just
the other day, and as I result I went into out Gender, Equity and
Transport site at http://www.gatnet.net/ to take the first small steps
to build up photographic evidence. Here you have image number 4 in this
collection.  Sadly.

 

 

 



 

 

Three burnt alive in road accident in A.P. 

Staff Reporter 

CHOWTUPPAL: Three persons, including a two-year-old boy and his mother,
were killed in a road accident when a speeding lorry ran over two
motorcycles near Khaitapuram village in Chowtuppal mandal on the
National Highway No. 9 on Saturday morning. Two others were also
critically injured in the accident. 

The lorry carrying a load of onions from Hyderabad to Vijayawada was
totally destroyed in the fire that erupted after it hit the motorcycles
and dragged them along for over a distance of 70 feet. The impact was
such that sparks flew as the motorcycles were dragged and the petrol
tanks burst and soon fire engulfed the lorry. 

As the morning traffic on the busy highway screeched to a halt and the
passengers watched in horror, bodies of three motorcyclists caught fire.
The lorry crew have fled. Fire engines brought the fire under control. 

Source:  <http://www.hindu.com/2006/05/07/stories/2006050704360600.htm>
http://www.hindu.com/2006/05/07/stories/2006050704360600.htm 

 

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