Auto driver succumbs to injuries following head-on collision with van near Thangachimadam

A 25-year-old auto-rickshaw driver succumbed to his injuries early Friday morning after his vehicle was struck by a speeding mini van near Thangachimadam on National Highway.

The victim has been identified as A. Praveenraj, a resident of Akkalmadam North, Pamban. The accident occurred on Thursday near the Kazhuguveli area on Rameswaram-Pamban highway.

According to police, Praveenraj was driving his auto-rickshaw towards Pamban after dropping off passengers in Rameswaram. At the same time, a van, driven by 41-year-old Gunasekaran of Paravur, was going in the opposite direction.

Police stated that the van was being driven at a high speed and in a rash manner when it collided head-on with the auto-rickshaw.