7 Tirupati Pilgrims Killed in SUV-Truck Collision in Andhra Pradesh

Visakhapatnam: Seven pilgrims returning from Tirupati were killed and eight others were injured when an SUV in which they were travelling collided with a truck in Andhra Pradesh’s YSR Kadapa district on Monday.

The accident occurred on the Kadapa-Tadipatri highway near Chitravati bridge in Kondapuram mandal. The victims were returning vehicle after visiting the Sri Venkateswara temple at Tirupati.

Their SUV had a head-on collision with a truck coming from the opposite direction. Seven people died on the spot. The eight were shifted to Anantapur.

The deceased and injured were from Tadipatri in Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh and Bellary in neighbouring Karnataka. The victims included women and children.