Amaravati, Dec 31 || A man was charred to death in a collision between two vehicles in Andhra Pradesh’s Prakasam district on Wednesday.
Police said a Bolero vehicle caught fire after colliding with an unidentified vehicle on the Nandyal-Amaravati highway. The driver was trapped in the fire and was charred to death. Another person travelling in the same vehicle was injured.
The accident occurred near Rangareddypalle village in Racharla mandal around 5.45 a.m.
According to police, the Bolero vehicle laden with cashew was heading to Anantapur from Tuni. It collided with an unidentified vehicle coming from the opposite direction. The Bolero vehicle caught fire as a result of the collision.
Alerted by the passersby, fire services personnel rushed to the spot with a fire engine and doused the fire.
The deceased was identified as Swamy (50). Another person, Kandipalli Jayarami Reddy, was injured. He was shifted to the government hospital at Giddalur.