Tamil Nadu - Erode

Three killed in road accident

ERODE: Three persons were crushed to death and three others injured when the car in which they were travelling collided with a lorry at Kurukkathi village, near Vellakoil here, on Monday morning.

The car was proceeding to Coimbatore from Aranthangi.The deceased were identified as Raju (25), car driver; Manikandan (5), son of Balakrishnan, a private financier in Coimbatore; Rajesh (26), an employee of the finance firm.

Balakrishnan, wife Maheswari and their daughter Yogambal have been admitted to Kangeyam Government Hospital.

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