In a major road accident, at least 5 members of a family on a pilgrimage were killed on the spot, and 2 children received injuries, in the wee hours of Tuesday at Burrilanka village, Kadiam mandal in East Godavari district.
According to Rajahmundry Rural Inspector Ambika Prasad, the mishap occurred then the car in which the pilgrims were travelling went out of control, hit an embankment of a canal and overturned.
Ambika Prasad revealed that Tatibanla Srinivas Rao (31), along with his brother Tatibanla Keshav Rao (30), had left from Ibrahimpatnam mandal in Krishna district for a pilgrimage to the Satyanarayana Swamy temple in Annavaram.
The brothers had taken their families, including Tatibanla Laxmi (27), Tatibanla Vani (26), Tatibanla Pravalika (5), T Sai Krishna (8) and Anu Deepthi (5) for the pilgrimage.
The mishap occurred on the National Highway No. 5, near Burrilanka village, when their Indica toppled over at a high speed. T Sai Krishna and Anu Deepti survived the crash, while the others died on the spot.
The police reached the place and shifted the victims to the Rajahmundry Government Hospital with the help of a 108 ambulance.