Overview
- A head-on crash involving two lorries near Boyapalem village produced a rapid, large blaze that engulfed both vehicles.
- Guntur district police say one lorry crossed the central divider and rammed the other vehicle according to preliminary statements.
- Rescue teams and fire services extinguished the fire and are recovering bodies from the wreckage with the exact death toll still to be confirmed.
- Authorities reported at least three persons feared dead while recovery and identification of victims continue.
- One lorry was carrying stones and the other a paper consignment, a detail officials say affected the fire’s intensity and complicated clearance work.