Engineering student killed, three injured in a road mishap

Their car plunged into a canal on their way back from Bapatla beach

September 12, 2021 01:24 pm | Updated 01:24 pm IST - VIJAYAWADA:

An engineering student, Srinath Reddy, 22, died and two other students suffered injuries when a car in which they were travelling plunged into a roadside canal in Guntur district on September 12.

Srinath Reddy of Vijayawada went to Suryalanka beach with seven others in a car. The mishap occurred at Adarsh Nagar, Bapatla mandal in Guntur district when they were returning.

The injured were admitted to a hospital in Guntur district and the condition of one of them is stated to be critical.

Locals rescued the victims, including three women, from the car, gave them first aid and rushed them to hospital. The police registered a case.

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