Five, including a child, killed after lorry rams into a car at Medarametla in AP

HYDERABAD: Five people, including a child, were killed in a ghastly road accident after a car they were traveling in overturned and hit by a lorry at Medarametla in the Bapatla district.

The incident occurred while the passengers were returning home after participating in Maha Shivaratri celebrations at midnight on Sunday.

Three women — identified as Sheikh Waheeda Wali, 38, Jayashree, 50, Divya Teja, 29 — and a child Sheikh Ayesha Humerawali, 9, of Gurazala were returning to Guntur from Medarametla in a car along with driver Kondamudi Veera Brahmachari, 22, after completing the darshan at a temple.

However, as the driver fell drowsy, the car, which hit a divider, overturned and rolled on to the other side of the road. In turn, it was hit by a lorry leaving the front part of the car severely damaged. The accident left the five people trapped in the car and the bodies were retrieved by the police.

Medarametla CI Roshaiah, sub-inspector Shiva Kumar visited the spot and registered a case. The investigation is underway.