In a tragic incident, five devotees from Bengaluru lost their lives in a road accident near YSR Junction in Gangavaram mandal of Chittoor district on Wednesday morning. The deceased have been identified as Mohan Das (71), Nagaraja Rao (61), Kusuma (61), Jayanthi (59), and Pooja (33).
According to the police, the accident occurred on the Bengaluru–Chittoor National Highway near Palamaneru. The car in which the devotees were traveling collided with a cement-laden lorry from behind. The lorry, which had reportedly unloaded cement and was proceeding towards Kurnool, was moving ahead when the speeding car crashed into its rear.
The impact was severe, causing the car to get wedged beneath the lorry. All five occupants died on the spot due to the accident. The vehicle was extensively damaged in the collision. Upon receiving information about the incident, the police rushed to the scene and initiated rescue operations. With the assistance of earthmovers, the mangled car was extricated from under the lorry. The bodies were shifted to a government hospital for post-mortem.
Vehicular movement on the highway was disrupted for some time as rescue and clearance operations were carried out. A case has been registered, and an investigation is currently underway to determine the exact circumstances leading to the fatal accident.
