One killed, five injured as car hits truck from behind near Sankari

Salem: One died, and five others were injured after the car they were travelling in hit a truck near Sankari here in the early hours of Saturday.
The deceased has been identified as K Raja, 55, of Omalur. He was at the wheel of the car. A businessman, he was also serving as the Omalur north union secretary of MGR mandram, a wing of the AIADMK.
Raja and five of his friends had gone to a temple at Marudhamalai in Coimbatore district on Friday.The accident took place when they were returning to Omalur, after the darshan. When they neared Kuppanur on the Coimbatore-Salem national highway, a truck which was ahead of the car braked suddenly. “Raja lost control of the vehicle and rammed the truck from behind,” said a police officer from the Sankari police station. He added that Raja succumbed to his injuries on the spot. The Sankari police rushed the other five victims to a private hospital in Salem town for treatment. Their condition is said to be stable.
The Sankari police have registered a case and further inquiry is on.