Three persons, including a car driver, died in an accident near here on Monday evening and 10 others suffered multiple injuries.
Police said that four persons from Chekkanoorani near Madurai had come to Cumbum in Theni district to attend a function. The four were identified as Muruga Prabhu (44), Sivapandi (48), Selvam (55) and Pandiarajan (44).
It is said that the four, while returning to Chekkanoorani from Cumbum in a car, collided head-on with another car coming in the opposite direction near Andipatti Pass. The impact, according to the police, was huge and both the cars were badly damaged. A van which was coming behind the car also bore the brunt.
