At least 9 persons were killed on the spot when a Toyota Qualis had a head-on collision with an oil tanker near Velugodu Reservoir, in Kurnool district, on Tuesday.
According to the police, the victims include 4 women and a girl child. They belonged to a village near Bengaluru of Karnataka.
The identity of the victims is yet to be ascertained, the police said. A few others, who were injured in the mishap, were shifted to the government hospital in Velugodu.
According to the police, the mishap took place when the Qualis, heading from Velugodu to Atmakur in the Nallamalla forests in Kurnool district, had a head-on collision with an oil tanker. (INN)