A major road accident at Veldurthi on Valentine’s Day last year, resulting in the loss of 14 lives, is just one of many that have occurred at an alarming frequency on the highways passing through Kurnool and Anantapur districts.
Over 1,000 persons have died in road accidents in a span of three years in the two districts, with Kurnool district accounting for a larger share of the casualties.
While the accident at Veldurthi junction on National Highway 44 was said to have occurred due to human error, an unrestricted direct entry from a village on to the NH-44 carriageway seemed to have led to the accident.
