�Kakinada: A pall of gloom descended upon the engineering faculty neighborhood close to Rajanagaram after two promising college students misplaced their lives in a highway accident late Thursday evening. The victims, recognized as Roanki Praveen Kumar, 20, and Chinta Karthik, 19, hailed from Srikakulam and Palnadu districts respectively. Praveen, a closing 12 months B.Tech scholar, was reportedly affected by fever. His good friend and classmate, Karthik, a second-year engineering scholar, provided to take him to a hospital in Diwancheruvu, East Godavari district.
According to Bommuru sub-inspector R. Anka Rao, tragedy struck as a rushing lorry rammed into their motorcycle close to Diwancheruvu.
Both Praveen and Karthik succumbed to their accidents on the scene. The information despatched shockwaves by way of the faculty and their households. Adding to the heartbreak, reviews point out that the dad and mom of each college students are agricultural labourers. Bommuru police have registered a case and are investigating the accident additional.