A terrible road accident happened at midnight on the Srisailam Ghat road. According to Egala Penta SI Veeramallu, three people died instantly when their car crashed into a tree.
The accident involved four individuals traveling from the Bollaram area of Hyderabad to Srisailam for a pilgrimage. The car lost control between Vatavarlapalli and Domalapenta villages on the Ghat road and hit a tree. It is believed that all four people in the car were heavily intoxicated, which caused the accident.
On Sunday morning, the bodies of the three deceased were transported to Achampet Government Hospital by a private ambulance. The severely injured person was taken to Srisailam Sunnipenta Hospital for treatment.
Thousands of vehicles are traveling to Srisailam to enjoy the natural beauty, as the Srisailam project gates have been lifted, releasing water downstream to Nagarjunasagar. This has caused vehicles to be stuck for kilometers on the Hyderabad-Srisailam National Highway from Mannanur to Srisailam over the past two days.
Accidents are happening on the Ghat road at night due to drunk driving. Police and forest department officials are advising pilgrims, devotees, and tourists to avoid traveling to Srisailam at this time. They are also warning people that due to significant traffic jams, it may take ten hours to cover a distance of 10 kilometers, leading to long waits.
