At least ten members of a marriage party were killed and 13 others seriously injured when a lorry collided with a tractor in East Godavari district, police said on Thursday.
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The mishap took place last night when the lorry driver lost control over the vehicle and hit the tractor carrying 40 person in Bikkavolu mandal, District Superintendent of Police G Srinivas said.
Five of the passengers were killed on the spot and the others died on way to hospital. The deceased included a child, they said.
The ill-fated vehicle was coming from Chelluru town.
The injured were admitted to Government General Hospital at Kakinada, police said, adding both drivers fled from the scene.
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