Couple killed as lorry rams motorcycle on highway
A couple was killed and their two daughters injured in a head-on collision between a motorcycle and a tipper lorry on a national highway in Tamil Nadu. The police are currently investigating the incident, while the driver of the lorry remains at large.
Why it matters
The incident underscores ongoing road safety concerns and the dangers of heavy vehicle traffic on national highways.
A couple was killed in a road accident and their two minor daughters were injured after a tipper lorry rammed their motorcycle on Tiruchi-Pudukottai national highway near Muthudaiyanpatti on Monday. The police gave the names of the deceased as S. Sathish Kumar, 43, and his wife S. Thilaga Chandra, 37.
Police sources said the couple with their minor daughters were proceeding to Pudukottai from Melamuthudaiyanpatti on a motorcycle in the evening when the tipper lorry collided head on with the two-wheeler killing Sathish Kumar and Thilaga Chandra on the spot.
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