Khammam: In a road accident that took place in Tirumalayapalem mandal on Wednesday midnight, a police vehicle on patrol was hit by a lorry carrying a load of fish. Tirumalayapalem Sub-Inspector Kuchipudi Jagadish and police vehicle driver Kothapalli Rakesh were seriously injured in the incident. The lorry bearing number AP-16-TH-6179, which was going from Akiveedu in West Godavari district to Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh with a load of fish, hit the police vehicle hard near Bhavani Hotel on the outskirts of Tirumalayapalem. After receiving information about the accident, the police shifted the injured to the hospital. While the condition of Sub-Inspector Jagadish is currently stable, Rakesh has been shifted to Hyderabad for better treatment. After learning about the matter, Police Commissioner Sunil Dutt reached the hospital and visited the injured. He asked the doctors to know their health condition and suggested that they be provided better treatment. The police are investigating the accident.
