Seven persons killed in accident in Tamil Nadu
Tirupathur (PTI): At least seven women returning from Karnataka were killed in a freak accident in Tamil Nadu's Tirupathur district on Monday when a stationary van crushed them after being hit from the rear by a lorry, police said.
The victims were sitting on the roadside when the accident happened, they said.
Thirteen people were injured in the accident and they were admitted to local government hospitals.
According to a senior police official, the victims were part of a group from Onanguttai village, near Ambur in Vellore district, who had embarked on a trip to Dharmasala in Karnataka on September 8.
While they were returning home in two vans, the tyre of one of the vehicles burst, stranding the passengers at Natrampalli on the Bengaluru-Chennai national highway.
"The van driver was attending to the repair work after asking the tourists to disembark. Suddenly, a speeding lorry coming from Bengaluru hit the van from behind, and due to the impact the van overturned crushing seven women," he said.
The deceased have been identified as Meera, Deivanai, Sithammal alias Selvi, Devaki, Savithri, Kalavathi and Geethanjali, police said.
The injured -- 10 who were travelling in the van and three in the lorry -- have been admitted to the Tirupathur and the Vaniyambadi government hospitals.
The Natrampalli police have registered a case.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi condoled the loss of lives in the accident and announced an ex-gratia Rs 2 lakh for the next of kin of each deceased.
Expressing heartfelt condolences and sympathies to the bereaved families, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin announced a solatium of Rs 1 lakh to each of the affected family.
In a statement, he also said that Rs 50,000 will be paid from the Chief Minister's Public Relief Fund to those undergoing treatment.
The prime minister was quoted as saying in a post on X by his office: "Saddened by the loss of lives due to a road mishap in Tirupathur, Tamil Nadu. Condolences to the bereaved families. I pray that the injured recover soon. An ex-gratia of Rs. 2 lakh from PMNRF would be given to next of kin of each deceased. The injured would be given Rs. 50,000."
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Vijayanagara: One dead, 12 injured as trucks hits their vehicle from behind on NH 50
Vijayanagara: One man was killed and 12 others were injured after a truck hit vehicle they were traveling in on the National Highway 50 stretch on the outskirts of Koodligi in the district.
The accident victim, Madhu (27), is learned to have been an employee of Reliance Digital from Andhra Pradesh.
The vehicle was reportedly traveling from Bengaluru to Koodligi and the passengers are learned to have been seriously injured following the collision with the truck, which was found to have a Maharashtra registration.
Koodligi Deputy Superintendent of Police (DySP) Mallesh Dodmani and Circle Inspector Prahlad Channagiri arrived at the accident spot on being informed of the accident.
The police officers and locals rescued the injured passengers and got them shifted to the Koodligi Government Hospital. Some of the passengers were reportedly taken to the Ballari Trauma Care Centre for further treatment.
A case has been registered at the Koodligi Police Station and the officers are investigating the incident.
