7 people returning from temple visit killed in road accident in Andhra Pradesh
They were travelling from Tirumala and met with an accident during the early hours at 5:30 am
By Newsmeter Network Published on 15 May 2023 6:59 AM GMT
Kadapa: Seven people died, while a few others were injured in a road accident in Kadapa district of Andhra Pradesh. The incident happened when the devotees were returning from a temple visit in the early hours of Monday.
The vehicle carrying a 12-member party was hit by a truck laden with iron ore in Penchianantapuram village in the district.
"They were travelling from Tirumala and met with an accident during the early hours at 5:30 am against a lorry which was carrying iron ore from Bellary, Karnataka," Kadapa Superintendent of Police K K N Anburajan told.
He said the group was travelling towards Tadipatri after visiting the famous Sri Venkateshwara Swami Temple in Tirupati.
Anburajan said the injured persons were shifted to Anantapuramu while the names of the deceased are yet to be ascertained.
Inputs from PTI
