A couple died on the spot when the two-wheeler they were riding was knocked down by an unidentified vehicle near the village of Madiki on the National Road under the police lines of Alamuru in East Godavari district in the early hours of Monday.
Thota Veerababu, 25, and Thota Varalakshmi, 23, were returning home after visiting a temple in Chintaloor village when the accident occurred. The victims belong to the village of Doddigunta in Rangampeta Mandal.
According to Alamuru Police, the spot where the accident occurred was not properly lit and tracking down the vehicle that knocked down the couple remained a challenge. The police have made all toll booths and police stations aware of the incident.
The bodies were taken to the Community Health Center in Mandapeta for autopsy. The police recorded a case.