Four persons were killed, and eight others seriously injured, in a multiple collision at Chinnakanganankuppam on the Cuddalore – Puducherry highway near here on Tuesday.
A cement-laden multiple-axle truck, a lorry, a share-auto and a motorcycle, besides two pedestrians, were involved in the accident.
The truck, proceeding from Cuddalore to Puducherry collided head-on with the lorry. The front portions of both the vehicles were heavily damaged and their axles broken.
The overturned vehicles lay about 100 metres apart and the share-auto was found smashed behind the lorry. The motorcycle too was thrown on the roadside. As the accident took place in a split second, there was no eye-witness account.
Two of the victims were identified as P. Pavithra (8-year-old and a class III student) and Arumugham (42), a farm hand.
The bodies were taken to the Cuddalore headquarters government hospital for post-mortem.
Doctor among the injured
The injured, including a doctor serving in a Primary Health Centre, have been referred to Chennai government hospital. A large number of local people and passersby gathered to help the injured.
Traffic hit
Traffic on the highway was affected for over an hour.
The police are investigating.
