Six persons of a family were killed and four others injured on the Hyderabad-Vijayawada National Highway (NH-65) at Srirangapuram village near Kodad town in Suryapet district on Thursday.
The accident took place when the car rammed into a stationary truck on the highway in the early hours at around 4:45 AM.
According to the police, the family of ten were travelling in their car from Hyderabad to Vijayawada to attend an event.
The injured have been shifted to the government hospital in Kodad for treatment, and are said to be out of danger.
Chief Minister Revanth Reddy expressed shock over the tragic accident. He also conveyed his condolences to the family members of those who lost their lives, and directed the authorities concerned to provide the best medical treatment to the injured in the mishap.