Five persons, including four revenue staff, died in a freak accident on Wednesday. A sand-filled truck ran over a group of 12 government officials, killing three on the spot. Two succumbed to their injuries in hospital.
According to the Kurnool police, the incident took place at around 11:30 am on a highway near Nannur village of Oravakal mandal between Nandyal and Kurnool.
The group had been assigned to survey land for the setting up of a National Institute of Technology (NIT) in Kurnool district. They reached the spot and parked their car adjacent to the highway, waiting for Kurnool district collector Sudarshan Reddy to arrive.
Published 25 June 2014, 20:45 IST