In a tragic incident, two persons died and six others suffered injuries when a Scorpio vehicle rammed into a crowd during the Ganesh idol immersion at Chintalaveedhi in Paderu mandal of ASR district, Vizag, on the night of 31 August.
The deceased were identified as K Sitharam (60) and G Kondababu (50).
Three of the injured persons were shifted to KGH for better treatment.
According to reports, the accident occurred when the driver, who was said to be in a drunken state, lost control of the vehicle.
Irate locals beat up the driver and handed him over to the police.
In a similar incident in Narasapuram mandal of West Godavari district, four persons died when they were run over by a tractor. The deceased were part of a Ganesh immersion rally.
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This article is written by Senior Journalist Lakkoju Nagesh Babu
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