Four family members killed as electric car bursts into flames on Andhra road

Around 6 p.m. on Monday, an electric vehicle carrying members of a family from a function in Namburu village crashed into a divider on the Vijayawada West Bypass in Andhra Pradesh’s NTR district. The impact caused the vehicle to burst into flames, killing four occupants on site: Kommareddy Ramdev, his mother Kommareddy Aruna, his sister Tiguru Vijaya, and an unidentified child. A fifth passenger sustained critical injuries and was rushed to a local hospital.

Residents alerted authorities, and fire crews managed to control the fire while police secured the area. Preliminary police statements suggest that excessive speed may have led to the collision, and a full investigation is underway to determine the exact cause.