Rajamahendravaram (Andhra Pradesh) Jan 2 (PTI) Three people, including a child, were killed after a car collided with another vehicle in East Godavari district on Tuesday, police said.

According to police, the accident occurred on the national highway near Bandhapuram in Devarapalli mandal of East Godavari district.

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The car lost control after a tyre burst and crashed into another car coming from the opposite direction, where three people were killed, and eight others injured, they said.

Gopalapuram (West Godavari) MLA Talari Venkat Rao, who was travelling on the same route at the time of the accident, informed the police.

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The police rushed to the spot and shifted the injured to nearby hospitals for treatment.

Devarapalli police have registered a case and are investigating.

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