Amaravati, Sep 17
Seven persons were killed when a car in which they were travelling was rammed by a tipper in Andhra Pradesh’s Nellore district on Wednesday, officials said.
The accident occurred on the national highway near Peramana in Sangam mandal.
According to police, the speeding tipper carrying sand came on the wrong side and rammed into the car, and even dragged the vehicle some distance. The car was crushed under the tipper, resulting in the death of all seven occupants, including a child.
It took four hours for the police to remove the bodies, which were later sent to the government hospital at Atmakur for autopsy.
The Deputy CM said people were agitated over vehicles laden with sand and concrete being driven at a high speed. He said officials should deal firmly with such vehicles.
State ministers Anam Ramnarayan Reddy and Mandipalli Ramprasad Reddy also expressed grief over the accident and conveyed their heartfelt condolences to the families of the victims