Sand-laden tipper knocks down motorcyclist, villagers stage ‘rasta roko’

Villagers of Kasarabada staged a ‘rasta roko’ on Tuesday in protest against the reckless driving of sand-laden tippers and demanded that the government revoke the sand reach licence for their village.
The incident occurred when a sand-laden tipper knocked down a motorcyclist, Nandyala Rami Reddy, in Kasarabada village, located in Chandarlapadu mandal, on Tuesday. Rami Reddy sustained serious injuries, with his leg crushed in the accident. He was found in a pool of blood on the road and was rushed to the Government General Hospital (GGH), where his condition was reported to be critical.
Angered by the accident, the villagers blocked the road, preventing sand transport vehicles from passing through. They pointed out that sand is being mined and transported from the nearby River Krishna in large quantities every day.
The villagers claimed that the tippers are overloaded and that drivers often drive the heavy vehicles recklessly at high speeds, causing frequent accidents. They raised slogans against the sand reach near their village and demanded that the government take immediate action to prevent sand-laden vehicles from passing through.
“We have been protesting against the movement of sand transport vehicles through our village for a long time, but the authorities have yet to take any action,” said the agitating villagers. “Today’s accident could have been avoided if the officials had taken steps to regulate the sand transport vehicles.”