4 from Odisha killed, 3 critical in road accident in Andhra Pradesh
In a tragic incident in Andhra Pradesh four persons from Odisha were killed and three critical in a road accident.
Tirupati: In a tragic incident in Andhra Pradesh four persons from Odisha were killed and three critical in a road accident. According to reports, four persons, including a woman, were killed in an accident in Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh on Friday.
The accident occurred near Tellagundalapalli in Thavanampalle mandal when an ambulance rammed into a milk van parked on the road, said reports.
The patient, who was being brought from Bengaluru to RIMS Hospital at Tirupati and three others travelling with him in the ambulance, were killed. The deceased were natives of Odisha.
Patient Umsesh Chandra Sahu (46) was also killed in the tragedy. The other deceased were identified as Trilokchand Naik (63), Rashmita Sahu (45) and Vijaya Naik (56).
It is worth mentioning that, atleast five people were killed and 11 others were injured in Andhra Pradesh’s Annamayya district on Friday morning.
Five devotees, including three women, were killed and 11 others injured when a jeep collided with lorry near Matampalle village in K.V. Palle mandal of Annamayya district.
According to police, the accident occurred when a group of devotees from Belgavi district of Karnataka were returning home after ‘darshan’ at Tirumala temple at Tirupati.
The deceased were identified as Shobha (36), Ambika (14), driver Hanumanthu (45), Mananda (35) and Hanumanth (38). Eleven others were also injured in the accident. They were admitted to a hospital.
Ms Kalinga