Family's Pilgrimage Ends in Tragedy: Five Dead in Fatal Road Accident
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Tragedy Strikes Pilgrimage: Five Family Members Die in Chittoor Car Crash
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News18•05-03-2026, 13:42
Tragedy Strikes Pilgrimage: Five Family Members Die in Chittoor Car Crash
•Five members of a Bengaluru family died in a tragic road accident on the Palamaner highway in Chittoor district while en route to Tirumala Srivari for blessings before a wedding.
•The car, traveling at 130 km/h, collided with a cement lorry and got wedged underneath, killing Mohan Das, Kusuma, Nagaraja Rao, Jayanthi, and Pooja instantly.
•Police suspect the car driver may have fallen asleep; airbags did not deploy as the car went under the lorry, bypassing front sensors.
•The lorry dragged the crushed car for over 300 meters before stopping, as other drivers alerted the unaware lorry driver.
•Nagaraja Rao, a retired officer, and his daughter Pooja, a software engineer, were among the deceased; his son in Germany might not attend the funeral due to global conflicts.