Elderly doctor couple, driver die as car-van collide in Kovai

According to police, V Ramachandran, 71, and his wife Ambujam, 65, both doctors and running a private clinic, were returning after visiting the Guruvayurappan temple in Kerala. The accident happened at Gollapalli village, near Shoolagiri. 

It is said that the elderly couple and their car driver S Biju, 35, hail from RT Nagar in Bengaluru. Preliminary inquiries revealed that the mishap happened as Biju had dozed off at the wheel. 

As the car crashed into the coconut laden truck, all the three occupants were crushed to death on the spot. The truck was heading to Bengaluru from Thiruchengode. On receiving information, Shoolagiri police rushed to the spot and sent the bodies of the deceased for post-mortem to Hosur Government Hospital. 

Police traced the identity of the victims with their driving licences and informed their family members. A case has been registered and further inquiries are on.