AMARAVATI: Eight people were killed and seven others injured on Sunday when the tempo in which they were travelling hit a stationary lorry in Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh, police said.
The victims from Tamil Nadu were on their way back home after a pilgrimage to Srisailam in Andhra Pradesh when the mishap occurred, the police said.
Seven died on the spot while another died while being shifted to a hospital, they said. Police suspect a thick fog might have caused the mishap.