Two killed, three injured after car rams into truck in Tamil Nadu's Krishnagiri

KRISHNAGIRI: Two people were killed while three others sustained injuries after a premium hatchback car in which they were travelling rammed into a truck from behind near Polupalli in Tamil Nadu's Krishnagiri district on Wednesday morning.

The deceased have been identified as S Sandeep, 26, M Aman, 26, residents of Kollam in Kerala.

A group of five people including the deceased and their friends J Riyaz, 24, A Mithujilal, 26 and P Krishnan Sandh, 22 were heading to Bengaluru from Kerala via Krishnagiri. When they were near Polupalli on Krishnagiri - Bengaluru national highway, the car suddenly rammed into a truck, also heading to Bengaluru.

"Both Sandeep and Aman died at the spot while the rest of the occupants sustained injuries," said a police official from the Kurubarapalli police station.

The injured were rushed to the government hospital in the town for treatment while the bodies were sent to the same hospital for postmortem.

Kurubarapalli police have registered a case and initiated an inquiry.

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