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The incident happened on the Anandapuram-Anakapalle stretch near Puppala junction.
Two persons died and three others were seriously injured when a beam of an under-construction flyover collapsed on two vehicles on NH-16 near Puppala Junction under Anakapalle police station limits in the Visakhapatnam district on Tuesday.
The incident happened on the Anandapuram-Anakapalle stretch near Puppala junction.
The flyover is being constructed as a part of the six-lane project by the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI), which had entrusted the work to a private construction firm.
The accident led to massive traffic jams on the route which witnesses heavy vehicular movement.
The beam reportedly came crashing on a car and a lorry, when both the vehicles were heading towards Visakhapatnam city limits. Two persons who were sitting in front seats of the car died, while their wives who were sitting on the back seat received injuries. Among the injured, one woman is said to be pregnant, according to the district police. The driver of the lorry was also injured in the accident.
The deceased were identified as Satish Kumar and Sushant Mohanty. The injured were identified as Sunitha and Lakshmi and both were shifted to hospitals. The name of the lorry driver is not yet known.
According to the district police, the incident occurred when the families of Satish and Sushant were returning to their homes at Sriharipuram in Visakhapatnam after visiting Sri Nookalamma Thalli temple at Anakapalle on Tuesday evening.
The flyover is being constructed as part of the Anakapalle highway road extension. The bodies are yet to be retrieved when the last reports reached in.
Anakapalle Deputy Superintendent of Police K. Sravani rushed to the accident spot. Soon after the incident, the junction reported traffic congestion. The traffic police diverted the vehicles. The CPI(M) activists demanded a thorough probe into the accident.
Party district secretary K. Lokanadham, in a release on Tuesday, also demanded that the State government pay ex gratia of ?1 crore to the family members of the victims and also provide advanced treatment to the injured.
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