Tamil Nadu: Three college students killed as car collides with tourist bus near Tittakudi

Perambalur (Tamil Nadu) [India], February 1 : Three college students were killed and three others seriously injured after a car and a tourist bus collided near Tittakudi in Cuddalore district, officials informed Sunday.

The deceased students' bodies have been kept at the Perambalur Government Hospital for post-mortem examination. Heart-wrenching scenes were witnessed as relatives and friends who arrived at the hospital broke down in grief, leaving onlookers deeply moved.

According to police sources, six students studying at a private JSA Agricultural College near Avatti were travelling in a car. Around 3:30 am, they went to the Thirumanthurai toll plaza area in Perambalur district for tea and were returning to their college.

While travelling on the Trichy-Chennai National Highway near Thozhudur, the car reportedly lost control, crossed the central median, and entered the opposite lane. The car then collided head-on with a tourist bus that was travelling from Veppur towards Perambalur on the Chennai-Trichy route.

In the impact, three students Dharani Selvan (20) from Chengalpattu, Nishanth (20) from Chidambaram, and Vinayagamurthy (20) from Tiruvannamalai died on the spot.

Three other students travelling in the car Madhu Priyan (20) from Trichy, Sasikumar (20) from Tiruvannamalai, and Rakesh (20) from Tindivanam sustained serious injuries. They have been admitted to hospitals in Trichy and Perambalur for treatment.

Police have registered a case and are investigating the exact cause of the accident.

Earlier atleast four women devotees were killed while another woman sustained injuries after a car hit a group of pilgrims walking to the Samayapuram Mariamman Temple near Siruvachur in Perambalur district on Saturday.

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