A devastating rail accident claimed the lives of four intermediate (+2) students and left another critically injured in Andhra Pradesh’s Srikakulam district.
The tragedy occurred on the tracks near Burma Colony and Bammidibani Koneru, close to the Ravivalasa Junction in the Tekkali Mandal.
According to local sources, a group of five college students was walking along the railway track from Tekkali toward Naupada. Unaware of the oncoming high-speed train, the youths were struck head-on by the Rourkela–Gunupur Rajya Rani Express.
The impact was severe, killing four of the students instantly on the spot. The deceased have been identified as Visakha Rao, Dilip Kumar, Shiva, and Sarathi.
A fifth youth, identified as Salman Raju, survived the collision with life-threatening injuries and is currently battling for his life in critical condition at a nearby hospital. All the victims belong to the Damara and Ravivalasa villages near Tekkali.
Upon receiving information about the horrific incident, teams from the Railway Protection Force (RPF) and local Andhra Pradesh Police rushed to the scene to carry out rescue operations. Police retrieved the bodies and dispatched them for post-mortem analysis.
A dark shadow of grief has fallen over the villages of Damara and Ravivalasa following the sudden loss of four promising young lives. Railway police have registered a case and launched a formal investigation into the exact circumstances surrounding the tragedy.
