Fri Dec 26 06:33:58 UTC 2025: Summary:

The e-paper from The Hindu, dated December 26, 2025, includes a section on world affairs from an Indian perspective, cinema and streaming news/reviews, top technology stories, a science newsletter, data-driven analysis of headlines, health advice, and book reviews. The main article reports on a fatal road accident in Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh, where three people died after a private bus rammed into a stationary car on National Highway-16. The victims were identified as Kunchala Venkataiah, Kunchala Suseela, and Navila Mahesh, all from Suryapet district. Other occupants of the car sustained injuries and were hospitalized. Another accident earlier in the day in Nandyala district of Andhra Pradesh, killed four, for a total of seven fatalities in the State.

News Article:

Three Killed in Highway Crash Near Guntur, Andhra Pradesh

GUNTUR, India – December 26, 2025 – A tragic road accident on National Highway-16 near Guntur City claimed the lives of three individuals early Friday morning. The incident occurred within the Nallapadu police station limits in Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh.

According to police reports, the accident happened at approximately 5:30 a.m. opposite Kommineni Cold Storage. A car traveling from Tirupati to Suryapet in Telangana was struck from behind by a Private Travels bus.

“The driver reportedly felt drowsy and pulled over to the side of the road to wash his face,” stated Circle Inspector of Police Kandepu Vamsidhar. “As the car stopped, the bus collided with the rear of the vehicle.”

The force of the impact resulted in the immediate deaths of three occupants: Kunchala Venkataiah, 65, his wife Kunchala Suseela, 56, and Navila Mahesh, 28, all residents of Suryapet district.

Fortunately, four other occupants of the car, including two children, escaped with injuries and were transported to a nearby hospital for treatment.

Guntur district Superintendent of Police Vakul Jindal inspected the accident scene, and police have registered a case.

In a separate incident in Nandyala district of Andhra Pradesh on the same day, four more people were killed, raising the state’s total accident death toll to seven, highlighting the urgent need for road safety improvements.

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