Alluri (Andhra Pradesh) [India], January 26 (ANI): One man was killed and three others were seriously injured after a vehicle carrying 12 passengers plunged into the Araku valley in Andhra Pradesh's Alluri district, officials said on Friday.

The deceased has been identified as Pila Annapurna. Eight others have sustained minor injuries, they said.

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The accident took place when a vehicle on its way from Araku Valley lost control while negotiating a bend near Katiki Falls.

The injured were shifted to Araku Valley Community Hospital, they added.

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Police have registered a case and started a probe into the accident. (ANI)

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