PUDUKOTTAI, Dec. 30, 2023 (TBINN)
Five persons, mostly pilgrims, were killed and 19 others injured when a cement-laden lorry hit two vehicles before knocking down a roadside tea shop at Namanasamudram in the district, police said today.
The deceased have been identified as B. Jaganathan (60), S. Santhi (55) and R. Gokulkrishnan (26) of Tiruvallur district; S. Satish (25) of Chennai, who died on the spot and J. Suresh (39) of Tiruvallur District who was declared brought dead at Pudukottai General Hospital.
The accident, which took place in the early hours of the day, caught the devotees who had stopped at the tea stall totally unawares. Driver of the lorry bound for Sivaganga from Ariyalur lost control of the vehicle and hit a car and van before ramming into the tea stall on Tiruchi-Rameswaram Highway, police said.
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