Businessman, accountant drown as SUV falls into pond near Coimbatore
Two men from Tiruppur died after their SUV plunged into a pond near Karumathampatti. Local police have recovered the vehicle and sent the bodies for post-mortem examination.
Why it matters
Highlights local road safety concerns and the tragic loss of life in a preventable vehicular accident.
Two persons from Tiruppur drowned after the sports utility vehicle (SUV) they were travelling in fell into a pond near Karumathampatti in Coimbatore district on Wednesday.
The deceased were identified as V. Senniyappan (56), a resident of 63-Velampalayam in Tiruppur and owner of Murugan Blue Metal, and his friend and a relative N. Padmanabhan (66), a resident of the same locality and an accountant at Velmurugan Blue Metal.
Police said the accident occurred around 8.30 p.m. when Senniyappan and Padmanabhan were returning from Semmandampalayam. Senniyappan, who was driving the SUV, lost control of the vehicle on the road along the side of Semmandampalayam pond, and the car plunged into the pond, with the two occupants trapped inside it.
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