Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh:
Eight people were killed and at least 10-12 others injured after a vehicle carrying pilgrims collided with a tanker in Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh early on Thursday, police said.
The accident took place on National Highway 167, around 8-9 kilometres from the Dharmapur toll plaza of Kurnool district, near the Karnataka-Andhra Pradesh border.
According to police, a small pick-up truck carrying devotees to Sri Raghavendra Swamy Matha in Mantralayam village collided head-on with a truck approaching from the opposite direction. At the time of the accident, 21 people were travelling in the vehicle.
The impact of the collision was severe, leaving eight people dead on the spot. The victims include five women, a three-year-old girl and two men. The victims have been identified as pilgrims from Karnataka.