Two persons, including a woman, were killed when a lorry overturned on the road near Thiruvennallur in Villupuram district. In addition, 20 people were injured.
Twenty-five people from Mettukkuppam village near Thiruvennallur in Villupuram district were traveling in a van to a nearby village for burial this morning. The driver tried to turn the vehicle around to avoid being hit by an oncoming two-wheeler while heading towards Thiruvennallur Periyasevala. The truck then suddenly lost control of its driver and overturned on the road.
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Sethu and Thenmozhi from above died on the spot in the accident. In addition, more than 20 people were seriously injured. They were rescued by neighbors and sent to a primary health center there for treatment. He was rushed to Villupuram Mundiyambakkam Government Medical College Hospital for further treatment.
Thiruvennallur police reached the spot and took out the bodies and sent them to the government hospital for postmortem. Police have registered a case and are investigating the incident. Preliminary investigation revealed that the truck was involved in an accident due to congestion.
