Chittoor (Andhra Pradesh), Mar 4 (TNT): Five persons, including three women from Bengaluru, were killed on Wednesday when the car in which they were travelling rammed into a stationary truck on the Bengaluru–Chennai National Highway at Dandapalli Cross in Gangavaram mandal of Chittoor district, police said.
The victims were on their way to Tirumala for darshan of the Lord Venkateswara swamy when the accident occurred.
The deceased were identified as Mohan Das (71), Nagaraja Rao (61), Kusuma (61), Jayanthi (59), and Pooja (33).
Police said all the bodies were shifted to a government hospital for post-mortem examination. Further investigation into the cause of the accident is underway.
Andhra Pradesh Transport Minister Mandipalli Ramprasad Reddy, expressed shock over the incident and conveyed his condolences to the bereaved families.
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