NELLORE: Eight members of a family died when a Toyota Qualis rammed a stationary truck on National Highway 5 at Chintareddypalem in Nellore rural mandal in the small hours of Monday.
According to the police, A Venugopal (30), a native of Vinukonda in Guntur district who is working as a software engineer in the US, married Madhulatha (23) of Bangalore at Tirumala on Saturday.
After having darshan of Lord Venkateswara and visiting local temples, the 16-member marriage party was returning home in two vehicles. The vehicle carrying the parents and other family members of the bridegroom met with the accident. The van driver failed to notice the truck parked on the roadside due to poor visibility. The van rammed the truck resulting in the death of eight of its occupants, including driver on the spot.
Another person sustained grievous injuries in the mishap. He was shifted to Chennai. His condition is stated to be critical.The deceased were identified as bridegroom’s father A Anjaneyulu (58), mother Pushpalatha (45), brother Srikanth (22), grandmother Ademma (70), uncle Ramesh (42), aunt Subbarathnamma (38) and driver Koteswara Rao (38). The identity of another person is yet to be established.
The Nellore rural police registered a case.
