Kurnool: At least 14 people, including eight women, were killed and four others injured in a fierce collision of a van and truck early Sunday near Madarpur village of Valdurti mandal in Kurnool district in Andhra Pradesh. The people in the van were going on a trip to Ajmer. Meanwhile, the state government has announced a grant of Rs 2 lakh each to the kin of the deceased.
Police said that 18 people belonging to one town area in Madanapalle town in Chittoor district were going to Ajmer Dargah in Rajasthan on pilgrimage. The van mounted the road divider, plunged into another lane and collided with a speeding lorry resulting in the killing of 14 people.
Police said that eight women, an infant and five men were among the deceased. The injured persons were admitted to the GGH in Kurnool where the condition of a boy was said to be serious.
The deceased were identified as Nazerbe (65), Dastagiri (50), Ammajan (46), Samira (16), Amiroon (15), Rafi (36), Mastani (30), Rayan (1), Jafhan Vali (32), Rohini (25), Nowjiya (34), Ameerjan (63), the driver of the vehicle Nazir (55) and mechanic Shafi (38). The government of AP announced Rs.2 lakh ex-gratia to each of the bereaved family.
The van turned into an iron mangle under the impact of collision. Pathetic scenes were witnessed at the accident site as the bodies and flesh were seen scattered on the road. District Collector G Veerapandyan and SP Phakirappa visited the scene of the accident.
