Two persons died on the spot while two others sustained injuries in a road accident on the National Highway at Venkateswarametta at Tagarapuvalasa on the outskirts of the city on Wednesday.
A lorry going towards Srikakulam suffered a tyre burst and came to a halt beside the road. The driver and cleaner of the vehicle were replacing the flat tyre as another lorry hit the stationary lorry from behind.
A pedestrian and another person, who was watching the replacement of the tyre, died on the spot while the drivers of both vehicles suffered severe injuries.