News Presenter Badri killed in car mishap

News anchor Badri and his younger son were killed in car accident on Sunday. Badri's wife and elder son are on ventilator while the other family member is recovering.

Badri (40), well-known  TV9 news presenter, and his family were on way to the district's Dwaraka Tirumala village to offer prayers to Lord Venkateswara when a tyre of their car burst. The car then collided with a tipper coming from the opposite direction and consequently rammed into a tree at the village, a police officer at Dwaraka Tirumala said.
The family had come to West Godavari to attend a marriage function on Saturday. Badri died on the spot in the mishap, while his 36-year-old wife, two sons (aged 13 and 9) and brother-in-law sustained serious injuries, the police officer said. The body has been taken for postmortem to Eluru Government General Hospital and was shifted to his Vijayawada house for visitors. West Godavari police have registered a case in this connection and are further investigating.
Badri's death sent shockwaves in media industry and a pall of gloom descended on his house.