Four members of a family were among five persons killed in a road accident on the national highway near Ozili in Nellore district on Thursday. The accident occurred when family members of Kalva Mahesh were on their way to their native village from Chennai to spend the Sankranti festival with their near and dear ones. The driver was stated to have lost control over the vehicle while trying to overtake a lorry and rammed the truck. Under its impact, the car burst into flames which also engulfed the lorry in no time.
Fire tenders were rushed to put out flames.