Six persons, including a 10-year-old boy and two women, died on the spot after the car they were travelling in collided with a container lorry near Wallajah on Wednesday evening.
According to the police, Sadiq Ali, 40, his wife Parveen, 35, Anwaruddin, 70, Alama Begum, 65, a 10-year-old boy, and another male, were travelling in the car, with the registration number TN 11 C 0732, from Vellore to Chennai.
Around 6.45 p.m when the vehicle was passing Wallajah, a container lorry, crossed the road towards Vellore.
“The driver of the container lorry was coming out of a petrol bunk. Instead of taking the underpass and heading towards Vellore, he decided to take the short cut and crossed the highway,” said a police officer.
The car collided with the lorry and the six persons died on the spot. Local residents and motorists alerted the police about the incident.
Investigation is on. “The driver of the container lorry has been detained and we are questioning him,” said a police officer.
The victims were returning to Chennai after attending a relative’s funeral at Arni.
Traffic hit
Traffic on the stretch was affected for some time after the accident. The police cleared the vehicles from the road to facilitate smooth flow of traffic.