Archive · 7 Aug 2026
Woman and Son Killed in Khammam Highway Head-On Crash
A family was driving on a big highway when a fast-moving truck crashed into their car.
A mom named Sujatha and her teenage son Pavan got very badly hurt in the crash and sadly died.
They were on their way to the city of Hyderabad so Pavan could start college.
Pavan's dad was in the car too and got seriously hurt, so he was taken to the hospital.
The truck tipped over and blocked the whole road.
The truck driver was also hurt and was taken to the hospital.
Police think the truck driver was going too fast and not driving carefully.
Police wrote a report about the crash and are still investigating what happened.
The highway had only just opened a few days before, and it had been closed earlier because of other accidents.
A woman and her teenage son were killed on the spot in a head-on collision between a car and a truck on the Dhamsalapur bridge along the Khammam–Devarapalli Greenfield National Highway in Khammam district on Thursday.
The deceased were identified as Pokabathini Sujatha (38) and her son Pavan (17), residents of Gandhi Nagar in Chintakani mandal.
The family was travelling to Hyderabad to admit Pavan to a college, where he had recently secured admission; Sujatha's husband, Narsimha Rao, sustained serious injuries and was hospitalised.
The truck overturned after the collision, blocking the highway, and its driver was also injured and shifted to a hospital in Khammam.
Khammam Rural police suspect overspeeding and negligent driving by the truck driver; a case has been registered and an investigation is under way.
- Who
- Pokabathini Sujatha (38) and her son Pavan (17), who were travelling with Sujatha's husband, Narsimha Rao; the truck driver was also injured.
- What
- A head-on collision between a car and a speeding truck on the Khammam–Devarapalli Greenfield National Highway, killing Sujatha and Pavan and injuring two others.
- When
- Thursday; the highway had been opened to traffic on August 1 ahead of its official inauguration.
- Where
- Dhamsalapur bridge along the Khammam–Devarapalli Greenfield National Highway in Khammam district.
- Why
- Police suspect overspeeding and negligent driving by the truck driver caused the accident.
- Fatalities
- 2 — Pokabathini Sujatha (38) and her son Pavan (17), died on the spot
- Injured
- 2 — Narsimha Rao (serious injuries) and the truck driver
- Location
- Dhamsalapur bridge, Khammam–Devarapalli Greenfield National Highway, Khammam district
- Incident
- Head-on collision between a car and a speeding truck
- Suspected Cause
- Overspeeding and negligent driving by the truck driver
- Post-Mortem
- Bodies shifted to Government General Hospital, Khammam
- Highway Status
- Opened to traffic on August 1 ahead of official inauguration; earlier closed after a series of accidents to install caution boards and reflective road safety markers