Kurnool,Dec 4:At least eight persons were killed on the spot and six others injured in a road mishap that took place between lorry and jeep near Panyam in Kurnool district in the wee hours of Friday.According to the police,all the deceased were belonged to Borampeta in Kutubhlapur in Rangareddy district.The identities of deceased are yet to be ascertained. Among the deceased five are women.
The deceased bodies have been sent for post-mortem report.All the seriously injured have been shifted to Panyam government general hospital.Some of their condition is stated to be serious,according to the hospital sources.Police said that the mishap took place when the jeep heading towards Hyderabad from Tirupati collided head-on with lorry coming in the opposite direction.Panyam police visited the spot and registered a case.