Two persons, including a woman, were killed in separate accidents.
Police said P. Lakshmi (70) of Sriramankulam near Sivanthipatti was returning home in a bike with her son from Palayamkottai on Saturday.
When her sari got entangled in the wheel of the bike, she was pulled down on the ground, in which she sustained head injury.
After being admitted to the Tirunelveli Medical College Hospital, she died in the night. The Sivanthipatti police are investigating.
In another mishap, M. Ramaiah (58) of KK Nagar under Gangaikondan police station limits was fatally knocked down by a speeding car when he crossed the busy Tirunelveli – Madurai national highway in his moped on Sunday morning. The Gangaikondan police are investigating.