Chittoor: Four members of a family were killed in a road accident here on 18 February while they were on their way to Tirupati for darshan. Their car hit a lorry on the National Highway at Ithepalle village under Chandragiri mandal in Chittoor. The driver was seriously injured.
The victims are residents of the Gajuwaka area in the Visakhapatnam district.
According to the police, Swathi, her younger daughter Chamundeswari, and other family members were on their way to Tirupati. The darshan was for Saturday so the family went to the Golden Temple in Vellore, Tamil Nadu.
While traveling, their car hit a lorry in Ithepalle on Friday. While the four died on the spot, the driver, Khadar Basha, suffered severe injuries. He was immediately admitted to Ruia Government General Hospital, Tirupati.