6 die in car mishap as driver dozes off

TIRUPATI: Six persons died and 5 seriously injured, in a road mishap between Kukkaladodi and Mamandur under Renigunta police limits in small hours of Thursday. An 11-member party from Yerrapallem village in Kambam mandal of Prakasam district was proceeding to Tirumala for a marriage, when their Toyota Qualis car met with an accident around 1.00 a.m.Renigunta police said, the driver of the vehicle, identified as Ravi, dozed off and lost control over the vehicle, which veered off to the right side of the road and ploughed into a roadside tree.Five persons including the driver died on the spot, while one lost his life on way to hospital. The other five victims are currently undergoing treatment at SVR Ruia hospital, where the condition of seven-year-old girl Kumari Sai is reported to be critical.