Kadapa, Andhra pradesh:
Three women were killed and two others seriously injured in a road accident near here, police said today.
The mishap occurred when an autorickshaw ferrying them crashed into a tree on National Highway 18 at Rayachoty town last night.
Padmavathamma (55) and Santhi (30) were killed on the spot, and Venkatasubbamma (45) died while undergoing treatment at Ruya Hospital in Tirupati, they said.
Two seriously injured women, Reddamma and Bhagyamma, were being treated in the hospital. The five were returning from Talakona, a tourist spot in Chittoor district, police added.