Six of family die in car-lorry collision near Uthukuli in Tiruppur
A tragic car-lorry collision near Uthukuli in Tiruppur district resulted in the deaths of six family members, including two children. The family was returning from a funeral when the accident occurred, and police have since arrested the lorry driver.
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Six members of a family, including two children, died on the spot in a collision involving a car and a tanker lorry near Uthukuli in Tiruppur district on Friday evening. The collision occurred at Kakkapallam as the car was proceeding to Vijayamangalam.
The Uthukuli police identified the deceased as Mugilan, 35, of Saminathapuram in Salem district, his father-in-law Easwaran, 55, mother-in-law Thirumagal, 50, grandmother Sivagami, 65, and his children Srinithu, 3, and Kanish, a nine-month-old baby. Mukilan’s wife Hema, 30, was admitted to a private hospital and was subsequently shifted to the Tiruppur Government Medical College with a fractured limb.
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