Updated on: Sept 17, 2025 05:24 pm IST
Updated on: Sept 17, 2025 05:24 pm IST
Seven members of a family were killed after a truck rammed into the car they were travelling in on Wednesday. The incident took place in Andhra Pradesh’s Nellore district.
The car was near Sangam mandal when a truck, coming from the opposite direction, crashed into the four-wheeler, killing seven people on the spot, PTI reported.
“Seven people of a family, including a 15-year-old girl, died after a sand-laden truck hit their car near Sangam mandal in Nellore district,” a police official told PTI.
Following the collision, the driver of the truck immediately fled the spot, with efforts currently underway to trace and apprehend him, the official said, adding that a case has been registered in connection with the incident.
YSRCP chief Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy condoled the deaths of the seven people. He said he was “deeply disturbed” by the accident. “The incident has deeply disturbed me and I convey my heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families,” Reddy said in a press release by the YSRCP.
He further urged the concerned authorities to take relevant precautionary measures to prevent similar accidents in the future.