In a tragic incident, at least six people were killed on the spot on Wednesday after the van they were travelling in rammed into a roadside tree on the busy national highway near Ulundurpet. Thirunavalur police said all the six occupants of the vehicle were men. Preliminary probe indicated that the driver fell asleep and the vehicle veered off the road and hit the tree, they added.
The accident caused a traffic pile-up on the highway for some time before normalcy was restored. Authorities are investigating further to determine the exact cause of the crash. Further details into the incident are awaited.
Similar road accident in Tamil Nadu
In a similar incident earlier this month, four people were killed on the spot after the car they were travelling in rammed into a stationary truck on the busy Chennai East Coast Road, police said. The incident took place near the Semmancheri Kuppam bus stand on September 4. The vehicle, which was allegedly driven at high speed, initially crashed into a barricade, lost control, and then collided with the rear of a lorry, resulting in the deaths of all four occupants.
(With PTI inputs)
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