Eight pilgrims from Tamil Nadu killed as van rams lorry in Nellore
The Hindu
A group of 14 was returning from Andhra Pradesh
Eight persons from Tamil Nadu were killed and seven injured when the van in which they were travelling rammed a stationary lorry at Damaramadugu, 11 km from here, in the wee hours of Sunday. The deceased included five women from Perambur and its surrounding areas in Chennai, police said. According to police, the mishap occurred around 2 a.m. when the driver of the van apparently lost control of the vehicle due to fog and hit the lorry close to a petrol pump, resulting in the instantaneous death of seven persons, including the driver. Eight persons suffered injuries and one of them died on the way to hospital, Buchireddipalem sub-inspector K. Prasad Reddy said after overseeing the shifting of the injured to the Government General Hospital, Nellore.
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