Tiruvannamalai (Tamilnadu): Six people, four of them women, were killed in a collision involving a van and a brick-laden lorry at Thumbai in Tiruvannamalai district today, the police said.
The accident took place early this morning when the lorry was proceeding towards Kanchipuram. It collided with the van coming in the opposite direction, and then overturned, they said.
Four women passengers and the driver of the van were crushed to death in the mishap. Another person travelling in the lorry also died on the spot, added the police.
As many as 31 passengers of the van were injured in the accident. Sub-Collector Annammal visited the spot and arranged for transportation of the injured to the government hospital.
The entire load of bricks spilled on to the road after the vehicle overturned.