Four women who were on their way to attend manual labor under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) died on the spot after they were run over by a speeding dumper in Andhra Pradesh’s Kakinada district on Saturday morning, police said.
An official from Indrapalem police station told reporters that the accident occurred on the national highway near Kovuru Bridge at around 5.30 am when a group of six women were on their way to click biometric photos before attending MGNREGA work.
As the women were trying to cross the highway in Kovuru, they were hit by a speeding dumper truck, killing four of them instantly. The deceased have been identified as Vasamsetty Satyavathi (60), Balika Krishnaveni (35), Chitima (45) and Chelluri Annavaram (45).
Two others – Mataparthi Aruna Kumari and Balika Nagamani – were seriously injured and were rushed to Kakinada Government General Hospital, where they are fighting for life, the police official said.
State Municipal Administration and Urban Development Minister P Narayana directed district officials to ensure better treatment of survivors.
Indrapalem police have registered a case and it is being investigated.
Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan expressed shock over the killing of the four daily wage workers in the road accident in Kakinada.
Pawan Kalyan confirmed in a statement that the due compensation will be paid immediately to the families of the victims.
He added: “Instructions have been issued to set up speed barriers in such places where people cross the roads to go to work.”
