Four people were killed and another was critically injured after an electric car caught fire on the Vijayawada West Bypass in Andhra Pradesh, according to a report by Deccan Chronicle. Police and fire personnel reached the location after receiving information about the incident and began rescue operations.
The deceased have been identified as Kommareddy Ramdev, 39, his mother Kommareddy Aruna, a child and Tiguru Vijaya, a resident of Namburu. The injured person was reported to be in critical condition. The report did not provide the injured person’s identity or further details about their treatment.
The vehicle was carrying the group while they were returning from a function in Namburu when the accident occurred. The fire engulfed the electric car on the bypass, though the supplied report does not state what caused the vehicle to catch fire or whether any other vehicle was involved.
Emergency responders were sent to the site after the incident was reported. Police and fire personnel conducted rescue operations, while relatives of the victims reached the accident location. The report said family members broke down in grief at the scene.
The incident adds to the safety concerns that accompany road travel and emergency response on busy bypass routes, although the available information does not establish whether the fire was linked to the vehicle’s electric power system, a collision or another cause. No details were provided on the model of the car, the condition of the road, the duration of the fire or any police findings.
The identities of the deceased have been released, but further information on the critically injured person and the circumstances leading to the fire was not available in the supplied report. Police and fire authorities’ next steps, including any formal investigation into the cause of the accident, were not specified.
