Archive · 10 Aug 2026
Post-Mortem Held for Doctor Run Over by Allegedly Drunk Youths
A young doctor named Dr Kanike Priyanka was hurt very badly when a car ran over her.
Two young people who were reportedly drunk were driving that car.
The accident happened on August 3 in a place called Rajamahendravaram.
She was taken to a hospital called KIMS for treatment.
Sadly, about a week later, on Sunday, she passed away.
On Monday, doctors at Gandhi Hospital in Hyderabad carried out a post-mortem to examine her body.
Her family will hold her final rites at Eklaspur village in the Jogulamba Gadwal district.
Government leaders, including a minister and an MLA, met her father to offer their condolences.
People in her home district are feeling very sad about her death.
The post-mortem examination of Dr Kanike Priyanka was conducted at Gandhi Hospital in Hyderabad on Monday.
Dr Priyanka, 29, died at KIMS hospital on Sunday, nearly a week after being injured in Rajamahendravaram.
She was run over by a car driven by two allegedly drunk youths on August 3.
Her last rites will be performed at Eklaspur village in Aiza mandal of Jogulamba Gadwal district.
Minister Vakiti Srihari, Rajahmundry Urban MLA Srinivas, and other leaders offered condolences to her father.
- Who
- Dr Kanike Priyanka, a 29-year-old doctor who died after being run over by a car driven by two allegedly drunk youths.
- What
- Her post-mortem was conducted at Gandhi Hospital, and her last rites will be held in Eklaspur village.
- When
- The incident occurred on August 3; she died on Sunday and the post-mortem took place on Monday.
- Where
- Rajamahendravaram (incident), Gandhi Hospital in Hyderabad (post-mortem), and Eklaspur village in Jogulamba Gadwal district (last rites).
- Why
- She sustained grievous injuries when she was run over by a car driven by two allegedly drunk youths.
- Victim
- Dr Kanike Priyanka, 29-year-old doctor
- Incident Date
- August 3
- Incident Location
- Rajamahendravaram
- Cause
- Run over by a car driven by two allegedly drunk youths
- Date of Death
- Sunday, at KIMS hospital
- Post-Mortem
- Conducted Monday at Gandhi Hospital, Hyderabad
- Last Rites
- Eklaspur village, Aiza mandal, Jogulamba Gadwal district