Two of the deceased were identified as residents of Dwaraka Tirumala village, and the third was from Thimmapuram village. Police rushed to the scene and shifted the bodies to Eluru Government Hospital.
The deceased were pilgrims who had visited the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi shrine and were returning to Katra from the Serli Helipad. The collision was severe, resulting in the instant death of all three passengers in the auto-rickshaw, said SDPO Katra Bhisham Dubey.
According to police, the duo had visited their grandmother's village for the Dussehra festival and were returning on a two-wheeler when they suddenly fell off, leading to one instant death and the other succumbing to injuries while undergoing treatment on Thursday.
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