At least five people were killed including four members of a family when an overspeeding SUV flipped multiple times after hitting a scooter in India’s Tamil Nadu state.
The tragic accident saw the car hitting a two-wheeler and dragging it across the road to the other side on Virudhunagar-Madurai highway, an Indian media outlet reported.
A viral video of the accident showed the speeding SUV ramming into a two-wheeler and then dragging it across the road through the divider and then hitting another two-wheeler.
According to the police, the car’s driver applied the brakes all of a sudden in an attempt to avoid hitting the scooter rider. The out-of-control vehicle hit the rider, crashed onto a divider and got flipped over multiple times to end on the other side of the highway, he added.
Shocking : Tragic road accident in Madurai claims five lives, including a child.
Fatal collision involves a car and two-wheeler on Sivarakottai Road.#Madurai #Thirumangalam #TamilNadu 🚔🚨
#RoadAccident pic.twitter.com/i3I660g72i— K.P.Brinda Reddy (@kpbrindareddy) April 10, 2024
According to the official, the accident resulted in the killing of five people, including four of a family from Madurai’s Villapuram.
The killed people, who were travelling in the car, were identified as Kanakavel, his wife Krishnakumari, his daughter-in-law Nagajyoti, and his eight-year-old grandson.
The rider, a fruit seller, also succumbed to his injuries, as per local police.
