Two killed, two injured as car hits them on Dindigul-Tiruchi National Highway
A car accident on the Dindigul-Tiruchi National Highway resulted in the deaths of two people, including a 16-year-old student, and left two others injured. The vehicle reportedly went out of control and struck a roadside fish stall.
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This report highlights ongoing road safety concerns on major Indian highways and the vulnerability of roadside vendors.
Two persons, including a 16-year-old boy, were killed after a car went out of control and knocked them down on the Dindigul-Tiruchi National Highway at Karattupatti in the district on Sunday.
The police gave the names of the dead as R. Johnson, 16, of Karungulam in Manapparai taluk and V. Rajasekaran, 39, of Chettiyapatti village in Manapparai taluk. Police sources said Johnson, a Class X student of a government school, had put up a temporary stall on the roadside and was selling fish in the morning. Three persons were buying fish from the stall when a Chennai-bound car from Thoothukudi went out of control and knocked them down.
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