8 people, including 3 children, were killed and 6 others injured, when a Tata Sumo hit a lorry near Venkatachalam toll plaza in Nellore district in the wee hours of Saturday.
The accident occurred when the members of a family were returning home to Rayachoti of Kadapa after attending the "roti festival" in Nellore.
The deceased include Sameera (4), Tauqeer (6), Irfan (7), Hassan Vali (40), Shaik Darbar (27), Roshan Bi (40), Mastan Ali (35) and Shaik Qadir Vali (35).
The injured have been shifted to the Nellore Government Hospital.
Those undergoing treatment include Shaik Arifullah Khan (35), Shamshad Begum, Noor Ahmed (11) and Khader Basha. (INN)