Four killed in Tamil Nadu road mishap

SALEM: Four people were crushed to death when their mini truck was involved in a road mishap here early Sunday, police said.


The truck rammed into a lorry ahead of it while another lorry hit it from the rear side, killing three people on the spot at Kandampatti flyover on the Salem-Coimbatore section of national highway.

Driver of the truck, who was pulled out from the vehicle, died while being taken to a hospital, police said.

Traffic on the highway was disrupted for more than one hour, they added.