Amaravati, Aug 13 : A home guard was killed and another person injured when a tanker ran amok in Andhra Pradesh's Kakinada district on Saturday. The incident occurred on national highway at Bendapudi in Tondangi 'mandal' (block) around 3 a.m. According to police, the tanker laden with acid ran amok at RTA checkpost. It rammed into a truck parked there and also knocked down two persons on the road. A homeguard, identified as Govindrajulu, died while being taken to a hospital. Another injured was undergoing treatment. The tanker driver lost control of the vehicle resulting in the accident. Police registered a case and took up further investigation. In another road accident that occurred in Krishna district, five persons were injured. The accident occurred when a car in which they were travelling overturned after hitting the road divider in Ampapuram in Bapulapadu 'mandal' . The victims were on their way to Hyderabad after attending a wedding at Attili. /IANS