Berhampur: It was a fateful Saturday morning for a family of Berhampur, after five of its members died while another suffered critical injuries in a road mishap near Manjusa in Andhra Pradesh.

The five deceased included three women and a child, informed Andhra police.

Sources said the family had visited Simhachalam temple in the neighbouring state yesterday. While rerunning, the car they were travelling in lost control and fell off a culvert near Manjusa at around 7 am today.  While five persons of the family died on the spot following the mishap, the injured was later rushed to a hospital in Palasa for treatment.

The car, that was recovered from the spot with the help of a bulldozer, was found completely damaged in the accident.