Kovuru: Six people died in a car crash in Nellore district on Wednesday. Of them, five were medical students, police said.
The accident occurred around 2.30 pm near a petrol pump on the highway near Pothireddypalem village, when the car lost control at a curve and rammed into a shop, killing a resident inside on the spot.
“Medical students were returning from a function when their car crashed into the shop,” police told PTI.
The second-year MBBS students from Narayana Medical College in Nellore were rushed to a hospital but succumbed to their injuries during treatment. One student remains in critical condition.
A case has been registered under Section 106 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), and an investigation is underway.
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