Eight dead, eight injured in two road mishaps

GUNTUR/ONGOLE: Eight persons died and eight others were injured in two mishaps in Guntur and Prakasam districts on Sunday.Five persons, including an infant, died when a lorry hit their car at Chandolu village.The mishap occurred while a marriage party of Angalakuduru was returning home from Chandolu. The deceased were identified as Sk Nanesaheb (50), Sk Baji (30), Sk Kalimullah (50), Sk Dariyabi (60) and 7-monthold Sk Abdul Sadik. Three others were injured and they were shifted to Tenali government hospital.In another accident at Muppavaram village in Prakasam district, three persons died and five others suffered injuries.B Giribabu (33) of Vagupali in Pangaluru mandal, D Sundarkumar (55) of Santinagar in Gudluru mandal and B Kalabrahmaiah Swamy (45) of Vinodaramunipalem in Naguluppalapadu mandal died when a lorry hit their auto from behind.