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College Student Among Three Dead in Madurai Road Tragedy
4 Oct
Summary
- A head-on collision between an ambulance and a car resulted in three fatalities.
- A 19-year-old college student returning home was among the deceased.
- The accident occurred near Tirumangalam on the Kappalur ring road in Madurai.
Three individuals, including a 19-year-old college student, lost their lives in a devastating head-on collision involving an ambulance and a car near Tirumangalam in Madurai district. The incident occurred on Sunday when the car, en route back to college, collided with an ambulance that allegedly crossed the road median.
The deceased were identified as Adithya, 19, a college student from Thoothukudi, Saravana Ganesh, who was being transported for treatment, and his accompanying friend Pradeep. Adithya's mother and elder brother sustained serious injuries and were hospitalized. The ambulance driver reported minor injuries.
Madurai district police officials, including the Superintendent of Police, visited the accident scene. The damaged vehicles caused a significant traffic disruption on the Kappalur-Madurai ring road for over an hour. Authorities have registered a case and initiated a thorough investigation into the circumstances of the crash.
