Nandyal, March 6: Five members of a family, including a newlywed couple, were killed when a car they were travelling in rammed into a parked truck in Andhra Pradesh’s Nandyal district on Wednesday. The accident occurred on the national highway near Nallagatla in Allagadda mandal. Andhra Pradesh Road Accident: Two Persons Dead, 15 Injured After Lorry Collides With Bus at Musunuru Toll Plaza in Nellore (Watch Video)

Police said that the accident occurred around 5.15 a.m. when the person driving the car failed to notice the truck parked by the roadside. All five occupants of the car died on the spot. The family hailing from Hyderabad was returning home from Tirupati after 'darshan' at Tirumala temple. Telangana Road Accident: Five Killed As Car Hits Tree on Hyderabad-Bengaluru National Highway in Wanaparthy District

Balakiran and Kavya, who had married a week ago, were killed in the crash. Balakiran’s mother Manthri Laxmi and father Manthri Ravinder and younger brother Uday were also killed. The family was from West Venkatapur in Secunderabad. Balakiran had tied the knot with Kavya on February 29 and the reception was held at Shameerpet in the city on March 3.

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