Two youth die in road accident

Tirupur: In a case of a hit-and-run on a state highway, two youth were killed and one suffered severe injuries when their motorcycle was knocked down by a van on Sunday night.
The three were heading to Uthukuli from Tirupur on a motorcycle to attend a birthday function when the accident occurred.
The deceased were identified as N KAruppasamy, 26, a native of Devaram in Theni district, and S Ajai, 20, also hailing from Theni district. The two were working at a printing unit at Parapalayam near Mannarai in Tirupur district. The third victim who suffered severe head injuries and admitted at the Tirupur government hospital was identified as S Rajesh, 25, from Nagapattinam, a friend of the deceased.
Police said that the three were on the way to Uthukuli in a bike to attend the birthday function of Karuppasamy’s nephew. When they were riding near Periyapalayam bus stop, a van driven in a reckless manner, rammed the motorcycle flinging the three on the road. The public in the locality informed the ambulance and helped in rushing the injured to the Tirupur government hospital. But Karuppasamy and Ajai died on the way to the hospital, while Rajesh is in a critical state at the government hospital. TNN