Overview
- A sand-laden truck collided head-on with a family car on the national highway near Sangam mandal/Peramana village in Nellore district, killing seven people including a 15-year-old girl.
- Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu announced ₹5 lakh for each bereaved family and directed immediate disbursement, and he also ordered a detailed inquiry with strict action against those responsible.
- Bereaved families staged protests with the bodies at Muthukur Centre and in Gurralamadugu, pressing for ₹25 lakh compensation per victim and swifter accountability.
- YSR Congress Party leaders alleged the lorry was overloaded as part of illegal sand transport and urged police to register cases not only against the driver but also the vehicle owner.
- Police said the vehicle owner agreed to give ₹2 lakh to each affected family, while state ministers and local MLAs publicly thanked the Chief Minister for the immediate financial relief.