Tirupur: Two private company employees were killed when a car hit their motorcycle at Pudupalayam Pirivu on Kangeyam road here on Wednesday. The deceased were identified as S Kumaravel, 32, of Mosco Nagar, and K Varadharaj, 35, of Kurukkam near Sivanmalai. The two were employed with a private knitwear unit as drivers.
According to police, the accident took place when the two were traveling to Kurukkam from Tirupur on a motorcycle. When they reached Pudupalayam Pirivu on Kangeyam road, a car, which was coming from the opposite direction, rammed their motorcycle. In the impact, the duo was thrown off the two-wheeler and sustained severe head injuries.
Immediately, Kumaravel and K Varadharaj were rushed to the Tirupur government hospital, where they died without responding to the treatment. The Nallur (rural) police registered a case and further investigation is on.