Three people, including two members of a family, were killed in a road accident near Mecheri on Sunday evening.
According to the police, M. Moorthy (52) of Mattukaranur near Pannapatti was a casual labourer. On Sunday, he, along with his wife M. Annapoorani (40) and son M. Maithesh (12), went to a temple at Mettur. Later in the evening, around 5 p.m., they were returning to their village on motorcycle.
Meanwhile, a hotel supervisor, Rajendran (60), of Subbarayan Nagar in Mettur, was headed to Mettur from Mecheri by motorcycle. When they reached Kullamudaiyanur, the two motorcycles suffered a head-on collision.
