Kurnool, December 05: Eight pilgrims, including five women, were killed and three others seriously injured when a jeep rammed into a lorry near Panyam in Kurnool district in the early hours of Friday.
The accident occurred when the speeding jeep rammed into an oncoming lorry. Under the impact of the collision, the pilgrims were thrown out of the jeep and their bodies lay scattered on the road before an 108 ambulance arrived to shift the injured to the nearby area hospital. Two children survived the mishap. Police said the jeep was heading towards Hyderabad from Tirupati.
The deceased belonged to Borampet of Qutubullapur. They were coming back after completing their pilgrimage to Tirupati. The bodies have been shifted to hospital for an autopsy.
–Agencies