12 passengers injured in car accident

May 11, 2015 12:00 am | Updated 05:57 am IST - MANNARGUDI:

Twelve passengers travelling in a car sustained injuries when the driver of the vehicle lost control and hit a roadside culvert near Muthupettai in Tiruvarur district on Sunday.

Police said that the car was returning to Thoothukudi from Velankanni with the devotees when the incident occurred near Thambikkottai on the East Coast Road. Five men, four women, and three children in the car were injured in the accident and they were immediately rushed to the Thanjavur Government Medical College Hospital where they were recovering. Muthupettai police have registered a case and are investigating.

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