5 Spaniards die in a tempo collision in Andhra, 11 injured

The foreigners were heading to Puducherry from Anantapuramu where they were responsible for developmental activities for the poor. The accident happened at a blind turn at the Madanapalle-Punganuru road. Chittoor District Collector P S Paradyumna directed Madanapalle sub-collector Vetri Selvi to ensure that all kinds of assistance is given to the injured and the post mortem report of the dead should not be delayed anyhow.   

Five Spanish nationals were killed on the spot when a tempo they were travellng in collided with a truck in Chittoor district. Seven people were reportedly injured in the incident that occurred at Punganur in AP near Karnataka-Andhra border.They were admitted in the Madanapalli Hospital.

It is said that the foreigners were part of developmental activities, initiated by the Rural Development Trust run by a group from Spain, in a village in Anantapuramu district. They were travelling to Puducherry from Anantapuramu district when the collision took place at a curve on the Madanapalle-Punganuru road.

Meanwhile, according to a report by the Times of India, Chittoor District Collector P S Paradyumna directed Madanapalle Sub-Collector Vetri Selvi to ensure that all kinds of assistance is given to the injured and the post mortem report of the dead should not be delayed anyhow.