Dharmapuri: Four persons died after a truck hit a two-wheeler and the median on the Bengaluru-Salem National Highway at Thoppur in Dharmapuri district during the wee hours of today.
Truck driver J Selvam, 30, of Sangiliandapuram in Trichy district, cleaner K Thangaraj, 55, of Vazhapadi in Salem district, two-wheeler rider K Chinnavan, 55, of Purikkal in Dharmapuri district and pillion rider M Ariya Goundar, 53, of Purikkal have been identified as the victims.
The truck was going to Trichy district from Sivadi in Dharmapuri district carrying iron girders, reports said. It overturned after hitting the two-wheeler.