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One idiosyncratic was killed successful a multiple-vehicle collision in the metropolis connected Thursday.
On Thursday astir 10.30 p.m., a lorry headed to Salem from Omalur stopped without substance astatine the Mamangam flyover connected the Salem-Bengaluru National Highway. The lorry operator went to a adjacent petrol bunk to bargain diesel. At that time, owed to mediocre airy connected the flyover, a ghee-loaded lorry that was heading to Bengaluru rammed the rear of the lorry.
In the accident, the lorry driver, Gopi (25) of Negamam successful Tiruppur district, sustained grievous injuries and died connected the spot.
Meanwhile, a tempo van deed the rear of the ghee-loaded lorry. The diesel vessel of the van caught occurrence earlier which each the 10 passengers of the van came out. The tempo van was gutted.
On information, the Suramangalam occurrence and rescue work rushed to the spot and extinguished the fire. The Suramangalam constabulary sent the assemblage to Salem Government Hospital for post-mortem. The constabulary registered a lawsuit and are investigating further. Traffic question was affected successful the flyover for implicit 2 hours owed to the accident.
