Four including a toddler die after electric car hits wall and catches fire on Vijayawada West bypass

The wreckage of the car being removed by a crane from West Bypass Road on the outskirts of Vijayawada on Monday night. | Photo Credit: G.N. Rao Four people, including a three-year-old boy, died on the spot, and a woman suffered grievous injuries after a car carrying them hit the roadside railing and caught fire on West Bypass Road on the outskirts of Vijayawada on Monday (October 12, 2026) evening. The victims were returning after attending a function at Namburu village.The vehicle was gutted, NTR District Fire Officer (DFO) A.V. Shankar Rao said. Initial reports suggested that all four people on board had died in the fire. “The victims were pulled out of the vehicle by passers-by before it caught fire,” a police officer said.The deceased were identified as K. Ramdev (38), K. Aruna (60), T. Vijaya and a three-year-old boy. T. Aruna was admitted to a hospital with critical injuries and her condition was stated to be critical. Fire tenders doused the flames.Four people, among them a 3-year-old boy, died when their car hit a roadside wall and caught fire on the West bypass road on the outskirts of Vijayawada on Monday night. They were returning from a function at Namburu. A woman who was pulled out is critical. Video: @hindugnr1 https://t.co/oAQwteeWss— The Hindu - Andhra Pradesh (@THAndhra) October 12, 2026“Flames engulfed the vehicle. By the time we pulled those on board out of the vehicle, they had died,” some local residents said.The police have launched an investigation. “We are examining CCTV footage and gathering information from eyewitnesses,” a police officer said. The car was on fire for more than 15 minutes before the fire tenders reached the spot, local residents said. The police have shifted the bodies to the Government Hospital for autopsy. Later, the police removed the charred vehicle with a crane and cleared the road. The West Zone police have registered a case.Leaders express griefIT and HRD Minister Nara Lokesh instructed the NTR district administration to ensure that the injured received better medical care.విజయవాడ వెస్ట్ బైపాస్ లో జరిగిన రోడ్డు ప్రమాదంలో నలుగురు వ్యక్తులు చనిపోవడం తీవ్రంగా కలచివేసింది. మృతుల‌కు నివాళులు అర్పిస్తున్నాను. క్షతగాత్రులకు మెరుగైన వైద్యం అందించేందుకు అవసరమైన చర్యలు తీసుకోవాలని అధికారులను ఆదేశించాం. మృతుల కుటుంబ సభ్యులకు నా ప్రగాఢ సానుభూతిని తెలియజేస్తున్నాను.— Lokesh Nara (@naralokesh) October 12, 2026Deputy Chief Minister K. Pawan Kalyan asked officials to investigate the cause of the fire in the vehicle, which his office described as an electric car and to ensure the best treatment for the injured woman. Home Minister Vangalapudi Anitha said the government would stand by the affected families. YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) president and former Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy also expressed shock and conveyed his condolences.విజయవాడ వెస్ట్ బైపాస్ రోడ్డులో కారు ప్రమాద ఘటనపై ఉప ముఖ్యమంత్రివర్యుల విచారం విజయవాడ వెస్ట్ బైపాస్‌ రోడ్డులో కారులో మంటలు చెలరేగి నలుగురు సజీవ దహనమైన ఘటనపై రాష్ట్ర ఉప ముఖ్యమంత్రివర్యులు శ్రీ @PawanKalyan గారు విచారం వ్యక్తం చేశారు. ఈ దుర్ఘటనలో ప్రాణాలు కోల్పోయిన వారి కుటుంబాలకు ప్రగాఢ సానుభూతి తెలియజేశారు. ప్రమాదంలో తీవ్రంగా గాయపడిన వ్యక్తికి మెరుగైన వైద్యం అందించాలని సంబంధిత అధికారులకు దిశానిర్దేశం చేశారు. ఎలక్ట్రిక్ వాహనంలో మంటలు చెలరేగడానికి గల కారణాలను అధికారులను అడిగి తెలుసుకున్నారు. - ఉప ముఖ్యమంత్రివర్యుల కార్యాలయం @PIB_India @IPR_AP @pibvijayawada— Deputy CMO, Andhra Pradesh (@APDeputyCMO) October 12, 2026 Published - October 12, 2026 09:40 pm IST