Two killed, 14 injured in road accident in Thoppur ghat
The Hindu
A stone-laden truck crashed into a parked septic tank suction truck, and two other trucks crashed into the vehicles, leading to a pile-up on the Dharmapuri-Salem highway early on Tuesday morning
Two persons were killed and 14 others injured in a pile-up involving trucks in Thoppur ghat on the Dharmapuri- Salem highway in the early hours of Tuesday. The pile-up was triggered by a stone-laden truck ramming into a parked septic tank suction truck at Thoppur ghat a little past midnight. The Salem-bound septic tank suction truck from Hogenakkal had broken down, and was parked alongside Thoppur highway. Twelve workmen from Tiruchi and Virudhunagar were fixing the truck, when a stone-laden truck from Krishnagiri, headed to Salem, lost control and crashed into the parked truck. Another truck transporting potatoes from Gujarat and headed to Avinashi, along with a container truck that was closely following it, crashed into the pile-up of vehicles, aggravating the accident.More Related News