Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh), Feb 6 (PTI) Nine people were killed in a road accident in Anantapuramu district on Sunday, police said.

The deceased were all relatives. They were returning to their native village at Uravakonda from Bellary in neighbouring Karnataka when a speeding lorry rammed into their vehicle, police sources said.

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The SUV was so mangled that it became difficult to remove the bodies, the police said.

The accident happened at Kottalapalli on the Anantapuramu-Bellary National Highway.

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A local BJP leader was said to be among the dead. Besides, two other men, six women and a boy were killed, the police said.

The bodies were sent for a post-mortem.

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