SATHUPALLI: A 56-year-old woman died in a road accident after losing control of her scooter when a dog suddenly ran across the road in Khammam district on Sunday.
Police said Morampudi Swarnalatha, a resident of Sathupalli, was riding her scooter towards Reddyalapadu in Dummugudem mandal when a dog darted across the road near the Thammileru bridge. Startled, she lost control and rammed her two-wheeler into a stationary lorry parked by the roadside.
Swarnalatha and her vehicle were trapped under the rear portion of the lorry, killing her on the spot.
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She was the wife of Ramakoteswara Rao, who has been confined to home for some time following a brain surgery. The couple have two children daughter Nagasree, settled in the United States, and son Naga Shyam, an IT professional in Hyderabad.
Police registered a case based on a complaint from the family and started an investigation.