Four persons were killed when the car they were travelling in collided with a lorry near Palladam on Tuesday morning.
The deceased were identified as L. Ramesh (45), his brother L. Murali (65), N. Balaji (21) and C. Vishnu (25). All of them were returning from Rameswaram to Coimbatore when the mishap occurred. Police sources told The Hindu that Balaji was driving the car.
The Kamanacikenplayam police have registered a case and are investigating.