Three From Kerala Killed In Car-Van Collision In TN’s Theni District

Three people were killed and over 18 others injured on Saturday when a car collided with a tourist van in Theni district.

Theni:Three persons reportedly from Kottayam in Kerala died, and 18 persons were injured when a car collided head-on with a tourist van near Periyakulam in Theni district of Tamil Nadu, police said on Saturday.

The three were among the four persons travelling in the car towards Periyakulam. It collided head-on with the tourist van coming in the opposite direction. Those travelling in the van and the fourth passenger in the car sustained injuries, police said.

Passers-by who noticed the injured lying on the road at the accident site and police rushed them to the government hospitals at Vattalagundu, Periyakulam and Theni. The car was completely smashed due to the impact of the collision. Preliminary enquiry by the police revealed that the four persons were from Kottayam.

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