Major road accident in West Godavari

Dwaraka Tirumala: A lorry driver was burnt alive, while another is critically injured when their respective lorries collided head-on on Monday.

The accident took place in Buttayagudem village in Dwaraka Tirumala mandal of West Godavari district.

According to the police, the driver of one of the lorries got wedged between the vehicles and did not have a chance to escape the fire.

While one lorry was laden with tamarind and was coming from Rajahmundry, the other lorry was laden with paper. The impact of the collision must have resulted in a short-circuit in one of the vehicles, police said.

Fire services personnel were trying to douse the flames, when news last came-in.