Two children among eight killed in road accident

Nellore, Nov 16 : Eight people, including three children, were killed and six others injured, when a Tata Sumo hit a lorry near Venkatachalam toll plaza 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 famous ‘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 Nellore Government Hospital in 108 Ambulance. Those undergoing treatment include Shaik Arifullah Khan (35), Shamshad Begum, Noor Ahmed (11) and Khader Basha. INN