Four killed, seven injured as MUV rams parked lorry in AP

Four people died and seven others were injured after a heavy-duty multi-utility vehicle (MUV) rammed into a stationary lorry in Palnadu district on Friday, a police official said. 

According to police, the victims were travelling from Hyderabad to Pamuru in Markapuram district to attend the funeral of an acquaintance when the accident occurred on the Srisailam Road.

“Four people — two men



and two women — were killed after the vehicle crashed into a stationary lorry near Nagaram area at Macherla in Palnadu district,” the official told media.

Police said the lorry had been parked on the roadside following a tyre burst. The MUV carrying 11 occupants within its permitted seating capacity, reportedly failed to notice the stationary vehicle on a curved stretch of the road and rammed into its rear.