Four members of a family die in road accident in Andhra Pradesh

Machilipatnam (Andhra Pradesh): Four people were killed and one injured when their car collided with a truck on the national highway in Krishna district on Monday morning, police said.

The accident occurred near the village of Kodurupadu, it was said.

Five members of a family from Tamil Nadu were travelling in a car from Kovvuru in West Godavari district towards their home state.

According to police, Swaminathan, who was driving, collided with a stationary truck on the national highway, resulting in an accident. He and his three children Rakesh, Radha Priya and Gopi died at the scene.

Swaminathan’s wife Sathya was seriously injured and taken to Vijayawada Government Hospital where her condition is critical, police said.

A case has been registered and an investigation is ongoing.