Four vehicles collide in Tamil Nadu, three killed

Chennai (IANS) | At least three people were killed and five others injured in a head-on collision between four vehicles on the Tiruchi-Chennai highway near Perambalur in Tamil Nadu in the early hours of Monday. Police said that the road accident happened around 3 am. A tractor, a van, an ambulance and a bus were involved in the accident.

First the van collided with the tractor in an attempt to overtake. Due to the collision, the tractor overturned and the van came to rest after hitting the road divider.

A ‘108’ ambulance reached the spot. While its driver and paramedic staff were busy shifting the passengers of the van, the speeding bus rammed into the ambulance first and then the divider.

Ambulance driver Rajendran, and two paramedic staff Kavipriya and Kuppuswamy died on the spot in the accident.

The injured tractor driver and occupants of the van have been admitted to the Government Headquarters Hospital in Perambalur.

–IANS