Couple from Pollachi killed in road accident; 15 others injured
A tragic road accident near Pollachi resulted in the deaths of a couple and injuries to 15 others. The group was traveling to a temple when their van collided with a stationary container lorry. Emergency services responded quickly to rescue the victims and transport them to local hospitals for treatment.
- ▪A couple from Pollachi was killed in a road accident early Tuesday morning.
- ▪The accident involved a van carrying 22 people that hit a stationary container lorry.
- ▪Fifteen other passengers were injured and taken to nearby hospitals for treatment.
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A couple from Pollachi in Coimbatore district was killed in a road accident near here in the small hours of Tuesday.Police said a group of 22 people from Malaiyandipattinam near Pollachi in Coimbatore district were going to Subramaniya Swami Temple, Tiruchendur in a van. When the van was about to cross Muthulapuram on Madurai – Thoothukudi four-lane national highway, the passenger vehicle hit from behind a stationary container lorry, in which the van’s front portion was completely mangled.As the pilgrims could not come out of the vehicle wreckage, the Masarpatti police, led by Inspector Pavul Yesudasan, and fire and rescue services team from Kovilpatti rushed to the spot and rescued the victims, who were sent to the Government Hospital at Ettaiyapuram for treatment.While Vijayan, 53, died…
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