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Two women were killed and 5 sustained injuries erstwhile a speeding van deed a radical of persons who witnessed a quarrel present connected Tuesday (January 13, 2026).
The deceased were identified arsenic K. Gayathri (35), a nonmigratory of Karumapuram, and M. Chinnapillai (55), her mother-in-law.
According to the police, astatine 11 a.m. connected Tuesday, Gayathri and Chinnapillai were waiting astatine the Pathangalmedu autobus halt adjacent Karumapuram connected the Salem-Chennai National Highway. At that time, Semman (60), a nonmigratory of M. Perumapalayam, drove by a two-wheeler adjacent the duo successful a rash manner. The duo quarrelled with Semman and section radical gathered.
At that time, a speeding van driven by Arulkumar of Vazhapadi, collided somewhat with a instrumentality lorry, mislaid power of his conveyance and rammed into the crowd, who were watching the quarrel.
In the accident, Gayathiri and Chinnapillai sustained grievous injuries and Gayathri died connected the spot, portion Chinnapillai died connected the mode to the hospital. Likewise, 5 people, including Semman and Arulkumar, sustained injuries and were admitted to a backstage infirmary successful Minnampalli and Salem Government Hospital. The Karipatti constabulary sent the bodies to Salem Government Hospital for post-mortem and registered a case.
