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Four of family killed, 8 hurt in road accident near Tirupati
The deceased were identified as Arjunaiah (45), his wife Narasamma (40), Maremma (43) and Dharani (10).
Four of a family were killed and eight others sustained injuries when the mini-van which they were travelling in collided with a lorry coming from opposite direction in Andhra Pradesh’s Tirupati district around midnight on Sunday, the officials said on Monday.
The accident took place near the temple town of Srikalahasti. “There were 12 people in the van. Three of them died on the spot, while another girl succumbed to her injuries while being shifted to the Sri Venkata Ramachandra Ruia Hospital, Tirupati,” Tirupati district collector K Venkatramana Reddy said.
The deceased were identified as Arjunaiah (45), his wife Narasamma (40), Maremma (43) and Dharani (10).
The injured, including driver Srinivas (30), Kavitha (28), Dhanush (13), Gopi (29), Ananda (30), Mokshita (3) and Dilli Rani (19) are undergoing treatment at the hospital. The eighth injured has not been identified.
“Another person who managed to escape with minor injuries was discharged after treatment at Srikalahasti area hospital,” the collector said, adding that all the victims were natives of Chandragiri town near Tirupati.
Reddy said that the family was returning from Muthyalamma Jatara (a local religious fair) at Kanupuru village of Naidupeta block in Nellore district, when the driver of their van lost control over the steering and collided with the lorry coming from the opposite direction.
On coming to know about the accident, Srikalahasti police rushed to the spot and started the rescue operations.
A police official of the Srikalahasti police station said prima facie the van driver appears to be in an inebriated state. “An accident case has been registered and a probe is on in the matter,” said the police official.
