Road accident in Andhra’s Guntur kills 7 pilgrims; 14 injured
India Today
As many as 7 pilgrims were killed and 14 others were injured in a road accident on Sunday night in Andhra Pradesh’s Guntur district. A speeding lorry collided with a mini-lorry carrying 38 pilgrims. The injured were shifted to the Gurajala Government General Hospital for treatment.
A collision between a Tata Ace mini-truck and a lorry resulted in the death of seven pilgrims on Sunday night, May 29. As many as 14 others have also been injured in the road accident.
The pilgrims were reportedly returning from an ancient shrine in Srisailam town of Andhra’s Nandyal district.
A speeding lorry collided with a Tata Ace mini-truck carrying the pilgrims. Among the 38 people who were on board, 7 were killed, while 14 others, who were injured, were shifted to the Gurajala Government General Hospital.
The deceased have been identified as Kotamma,(65), Kotamma (70), Koteswaramma (55), MV Ramana (40), P Lakshminarayana (35), K Ramadevi (50) and Padma (40).
