Nizambad, April 27: At least 10 members of a marriage party, including seven women, were killed and 12 others injured in a road accident in Andhra Pradesh’s Nizambad district today, police said.
The mishap occurred when the lorry in which the victims were traveling, overturned while negotiating a turn near Lakora Village. Nine persons died on the spot, they said.
The victims, residents of Ameenapur village, were on their way to attend a marriage function at Chittapur village, police said, adding the injured, most of them said to be in critical condition, were admitted in a nearby government hospital.
Meanwhile, Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy has expressed grief over the accident. He has directed the District Collector to provide all possible medical and financial help to the victims, official sources said.
–Agencies