NAMAKKAL: Four people, including three members of a family, died on the spot when two
cars collided with each other near
Tiruchengode in
Namakkal district of Tamil Nadu on Sunday.
The deceased have been identified as K Prabhakaran, 56, Karunkalpalayam in
Erode, his wife Kavitha, 45, his son Aswanth, 20, and Albert John, 34, of Bengaluru.
Prabhakaran was a car mechanic and he owned a piece of land in
Rasipuram in Namakkal district. The accident happened when Prabhakaran, his wife and son were returning to Erode after visiting their property in Rasipuram. Aswanth was driving the car.
When they neared Elachipalayam, a speeding car that came from the on the opposite direction --from Bengaluru -- hit their vehicle, killing the trio and Albert John. John was travelling in the car from Bengaluru.
Three others, who sustained injuries, were admitted to Tiruchengode Government Hospital.
The Elachipalayam police registered a case.
The accident happened near Tiruchengode on Sunday.
