In a tragic road accident, six persons, who were travelling in their car from Courtallam to Tenkasi, died on the spot after a cement-laden truck reportedly collided at Singilipatti-Punniahpuram stretch at 3.30 a.m. on Sunday, January 28, 2024.
Police said that the truck driver was transporting cement and suffered injuries.
Preliminary inquiries revealed that Patturaja alias Karthik (27), Vel Manoj (29), Pothiraj (28), Subramanian (27) and Mukesh alias Manoj (27) from Bagavathi Amman Koil Street, Puliangudi and Muthamizh Selvan (29) of Palani were travelling in the car.