Ongole, May 4 -- Five persons were killed and three others injured in two accidents, which took place at the same place, on the Chennai-Kolkata highway, near here in the wee hours on Sunday.

Police said that an egg-laden lorry, which was going to Nellore from Bhavanagiri in Telangana state, overturned on the highway.

At the same time, another lorry rammed the overturned, egg-laden lorry. Three persons who were in the overturned, egg-laden lorry were killed in the incident. The deceased were identified as Ramanaiah (60), R Babu (40) and Nagendra (45).

Following the accident, the traffic on the highway was disrupted, resulting in a large number of vehicles stranded on the road. At the same time, a speeding lorry rammed a car, which was st...