Four persons were killed on the spot and six seriously injured when the van they were travelling in collided with a tractor at nearby Kandarvakottai today.
Police said 20 persons travelling in the van were returning to Thanjavur after attending a wedding at Pudukottai when the mishap occured.
The injured have been hospitalised, police said adding that the condition of three of them was critical.
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