In a gory mishap, three persons, including a couple and a woman, were killed on the spot, and nine others were grievously injured when the van in which they were traveling had a head-on collision with a speeding lorry on the outskirts of Srikalahasti temple town, 35 km from here, in the wee hours of Monday, April 25, 2022.
According to information, a twelve-member batch from Chandragiri mandal was returning home in a van after participating in the local jatara at Kanupuramma temple near Naidupeta of Gudur division.
Around 2. a.m., a lorry proceeding towards the Chennai-Kolkata National Highway hit the van head-on at a high speed.
