Four students die in accident in Namakkal
Four female students died in a road accident in Namakkal after their two-wheeler was struck by a private college bus. Local police have registered a case and are currently investigating the circumstances of the collision.
Why it matters
The incident highlights ongoing concerns regarding road safety and the regulation of heavy vehicle traffic in residential and school zones.
Four female students, including three school students, were killed in an accident in Namakkal on Thursday (September 3, 2026)
According to the police, S. Savitha, alias Kalaiselvi (19), a resident of Sankarampalayam near Tiruchengode in Namakkal district, was a first-year student at Rasipuram Thiruvalluvar Arts College. On Thursday evening, she went to Elachipalayam Government Higher Secondary School on a two-wheeler and picked up her younger sisters, Nivetha (17), a class XI student, Dhanu Sri (12), of class VII and her cousin R. Abinaya (11), a class VI student, and was headed to Sankaramapalayam.
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