<p>Chilakutpeta: Five engineering students who were observing Ayyappa Swamy deeksha (penance) have been killed in an accident here in Palnadu district when their car crashed into a truck from behind, said a police official.</p><p>Police said the accident occurred late on Thursday on the new bypass road in Chilakutpeta after the truck driver allegedly slowed down his vehicle suddenly.</p>.Rs 1 crore compensation to dependents of KSRTC employees who died in off-duty accidents.<p>"Four students died on the spot, and another person succumbed to his injuries at a private hospital," the official told PTI.</p><p>The students were travelling from Guntur to Penukonda in Sri Satya Sai district, police said. Meanwhile, police registered a case under relevant sections of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.</p>
<p>Chilakutpeta: Five engineering students who were observing Ayyappa Swamy deeksha (penance) have been killed in an accident here in Palnadu district when their car crashed into a truck from behind, said a police official.</p><p>Police said the accident occurred late on Thursday on the new bypass road in Chilakutpeta after the truck driver allegedly slowed down his vehicle suddenly.</p>.Rs 1 crore compensation to dependents of KSRTC employees who died in off-duty accidents.<p>"Four students died on the spot, and another person succumbed to his injuries at a private hospital," the official told PTI.</p><p>The students were travelling from Guntur to Penukonda in Sri Satya Sai district, police said. Meanwhile, police registered a case under relevant sections of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.</p>