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Five pilgrims killed in mishap near Tirupati

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Press Trust of India Tirupati(AP)

Five pilgrims, including two women and an infant were killed and five injured after a collision between a SUV and a mini-lorry at Mamanduru, 20 km from here today, police said.

The mishap occurred when the vehicle in which a 10-member family was on its way to the Lord Venkateswara temple at nearby Tirumala, collided with a mini-lorry, they said.

The injured were admitted to a government hospital here and the condition of one of them is stated to be serious, police said.

All the pilgrims were from Koratamaddi in Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh, they said.

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First Published: May 20 2018 | 6:10 PM IST

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