Two Lorries Collide Head-On and Catch Fire in Andhra Pradesh’s Guntur District, Three Feared Dead

Early on Wednesday morning, a serious road accident took place on a National Highway near Boyapalem village in Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh. Two lorries travelling in opposite directions collided head-on, and the crash immediately triggered a fire that engulfed both vehicles.

According to the district's top police officer, one lorry was headed from Chilakaluripet towards Guntur when it struck the central divider separating the two sides of the highway. It then veered across into the opposite lane and rammed into another lorry that was travelling from Guntur towards Chilakaluripet. The reason the first lorry lost control and crossed the divider has not yet been established.

The force of the collision was severe enough to set both vehicles ablaze within minutes. One of the lorries was carrying a load of stones, while the other was transporting paper goods. Both cargoes likely contributed to how quickly and intensely the fire spread.

Police and rescue teams reached the accident site soon after receiving reports of the crash. However, because the fire burned so intensely, personnel faced difficulty in immediately recovering the bodies of those trapped inside the vehicles. Initial assessments suggested that around three people had died, though the police cautioned that this number could change once the recovery operation was fully completed.

Fire and emergency services worked to put out the flames, after which authorities began the slow process of retrieving the bodies from the charred remains of the two lorries. Traffic on the highway was regulated and diverted during this period to allow rescue and clearance work to proceed safely.

The police have opened a formal investigation into the incident. A key focus of this inquiry will be determining exactly why the first lorry crossed the central divider, whether due to driver error, mechanical failure, fatigue, or another cause. Establishing this will be important both for assigning responsibility and for understanding whether similar accidents could be prevented in the future.

As of the last update, further details, including the final confirmed number of fatalities, were still awaited as the recovery operation continued at the site.