Three of Family Killed, Three Injured as Cars Collide in Namakkal

CHENNAI, SEP 16 : Three members of a family, including a couple and their son, were killed and three others injured when two cars collided near Nallipalayam village on the Salem-Namakkal National Highway in Namakkal district of Tamil Nadu in the early hours of Wednesday.

Police identified the deceased as Karthikkumar (35), his father Selvaraj (60), and his mother Kanthimathi (55), residents of Molaipatti village near Pallapatti in Karur district.

Karthikkumar was travelling with his parents from Bengaluru to their native place in Karur district. The other car, carrying another family, was travelling from Tiruchendur towards Bengaluru when the accident occurred.

According to police, the driver of the Bengaluru-bound car was allegedly travelling at high speed when he lost control, crossed the road median and entered the opposite lane, colliding with the car carrying Karthikkumar and his parents.

The impact left both vehicles badly damaged, with the occupants trapped inside the wreckage. Karthikkumar, Selvaraj and Kanthimathi sustained fatal injuries.

Police and fire service personnel, assisted by local residents, struggled to extricate the victims from the mangled vehicles. The bodies were subsequently sent to the Namakkal Government Medical Hospital for post-mortem examination.

Three occupants of the other car were rescued and taken to hospital for treatment. Among them, 19-year-old Kishankowda sustained serious injuries.

The Nallipalayam police have registered a case and launched an investigation into the accident.