Prakasam: Lorry overturns, driver dies

Early on Friday, near Tokapalli of Peddaraveedu Mandal in Prakasam district, a lorry became irrepressible and overturned. In this incident, the driver of the lorry died on the spot, while the cleaner sustained stern injuries. The police and highway authorities rushed the spot and began the rescue measures. It is learnt that the lorry loaded with compost overturned when the lorry driver hit the bridge railing in a drowsy mood. The police who rushed the spot extracted the dead body from the wreckage after struggling for two long hours. The deceased has been identified as Baji hailing from Allagadda.

Nowadays, mishaps have been on a rise. Let it be a mishap on the road or fire or otherwise, the main reason turns to be the reckless attitude of the people. There is a need to exact the situation so as to prevent the accidents. Surely, if timely preventive measures would have been adopted, most of the accidents could have been avoided. The people need to be educated. Better and wide publicity through the mass media channels may be opted for the same. Entertainment-Education concepts are most befitting in this case and will surely prove effective.