Six people died while four were injured after a car lost balance and fell down in the roadside canal near Pulladigunta village, police said on Sunday.
"The accident took place when a group of relatives were returning from Kakumanu village after attending a function there. When they reached Pulladigunta at 3.30 PM; the car lost balance and fell down in the canal roadside," Vatticherukuru Police Station Sub Inspector Sivakrishna Reddy said.
"While five people died on the spot, a person died at the Guntur Government Hospital," he said.
The injured were admitted to Guntur Government Hospital for treatment.
The police said that it might be a case of over speeding and a case will be filed after the completion of legal formalities.
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