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7 Persons Killed In Road Accident
7 persons, including 5 students, were killed on the spot when a speeding car collided with a stationary tractor-cum-trolley near Pandlapuram in Kurnool district.
In a freak mishap, 7 persons, including 5 students, were killed on the spot when a speeding Maruti Swift car collided with a stationary tractor-cum-trolley near Pandlapuram in Banaganapalli Mandal, Kurnool district, on Tuesday.
According to Nandidurgam sub-inspector N V Ramana, the victims of the ill-fated car have been identified as M Pavan Kumar (28), who was an MBA student; A Vishwanatha Reddy (27), E Parameshwara Reddy (26), Nanda Kumar (27), who were MBBS students and Md Rafi (24), who was doing a lab technician course in Guntakal.
The 2 other victims, who were standing by the tractor when the mishap occurred, also died on the spot. They have been identified as Rafiq (27) and S Dastagiri (45).
The mishap took place when the car was heading from Nandavaram to Banaganapalli.
Amongst the victims, Vishwanatha Reddy hailed from Nandyal and the rest hailed from Banaganapalli village.
The bodies of the victims were shifted to Banaganapalli Hospital for postmortem.