Five members of a family on a pilgrimage to the famous hill shrine of Lord Venkateswara were killed when their car and a lorry collided near here today.
Vishnuvardhan Reddy (35), an employee of Maruthi Suzuki, his wife, nine-month-old daughter and parents were killed in the car-lorry collision at Mamandur, 25 km from here this evening, police said.
The deceased, hailing from Damaragidda in Mahbubnagar District of Telangana, were on their way here to offer worship at the Lord Venkateswara temple when the mishap occurred.
Police said they were on the look-out for the lorry driver, who fled the spot soon after the accident.
