Hyderabad: Seven persons, including a
three-year-old kid, were killed and five others seriously
injured in a road accident in Andhra Pradesh's Kurnool
district on Wednesday, police said.
The mishap occurred when the auto in which they were
travelling collided head-on with a milk tanker on National
Highway-7 near Jagadharti village, they said.
Five of the passengers were killed on the spot, while
two others died while undergoing treatment at a hospital, they
said.
"The deceased seem to be labourers though their
identity was yet to be established. The auto-driver was also
killed in the mishap," a police officer said over phone.
The injured were rushed to a local hospital in Kurnool
and further investigation were on, police added.
Bureau Report
First Published: Wednesday, November 04, 2009, 20:22