13 killed in road accident in AP

Nellore (Andhra Pradesh), Dec 29: Thirteen people, including six women and three children, were killed and eight injured when a van in which they were travelling hit a stationary lorry at Maripadu, near here, early today.

Police said the van, carrying a marriage party, was proceeding to Guchirreddypalem in the district from Jamaladurga in Kurnool district, when the accident occurred.

The injured were admitted to a hospital in Nellore. The identities of the deceased were yet to be ascertained, police added.

UNI