The Tirupati-Bangalore highway witnessed yet another accident for the
third consecutive day on Monday. A Toyota Qualis collided with a lorry
head-on in the wee hours, killing six persons on the spot and one while
undergoing treatment besides leaving one injured.
All the victims belonged to Kongara Kalaan village in Ibrahimpatnam
mandal of Ranga Reddy district, who were on their way to Tirupati on
pilgrimage from Sabarimala in Kerala. When they reached C.Mallavaram on
the outskirts of the city at 4.55 a.m. the vehicle drifted towards the
right edge of the road and rammed into the lorry, which was proceeding
towards Chittoor. Those aboard Qualis-- D.Rangaiah (38), G.Lakshmi
Narayana (42), Saravaiah (52), K.Yadaiah (58), N.Satyanarayana (55) and
driver Vishnu Kumar (30)-- died on the spot, while N.Chennaiah (60)
succumbed while undergoing treatment at Ruia hospital. Another injured
person N. Rajendra Prasad (28) was shifted to SVIMS, where his condition
was stated to be stable. Two other accidents have occurred on this very
stretch near Chandragiri in the last two days, involving a KSRTC bus
and a lorry.
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