24-yr-old Andhra medico succumbs to injuries in hit and run case
A 24-year-old post-graduate medical student, who sustained critical head injuries after being run over by a car being driven by two inebriated youth at a mall in Andhra Pradesh’s Rajamahendravaram city on August 3, succumbed at a private hospital in Hyderabad on Sunday evening, officials said
A 24-year-old postgraduate medical student, M Priyanka, died in Hyderabad after sustaining critical head injuries in a hit-and-run accident in Rajamahendravaram city on August 3. The incident occurred when two inebriated youth, Suravarapu Dushyant and Andrew William Joseph, were unable to enter a mall and, in retaliation, drove recklessly, hitting Priyanka multiple times while she was on a scooter.
She fell unconscious and later slipped into a deep coma, from which she never recovered. Priyanka's parents reside in Hyderabad, and she graduated from Eklaspur village in Aiza mandal of Jogulamba Gadwal district before pursuing her first year of Dermatology postgraduation at GSL Medical College, East Godavari district. The Andhra Pradesh chief minister, N Chandrababu Naidu, expressed deep sorrow and assured strict action against the responsible parties.
State home minister, V Anitha, has been monitoring the case and assured the family of government support.
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