Two cars collide head-on; Three of a family killed

Three members of a family were killed on the spot when two cars collided head-on near Namakkal in the early hours of Wednesday.
A family from Molaipatti village near Pallapatti in Karur district was travelling from Bengaluru to their native place in Karur along the Salem-Namakkal National Highway. Meanwhile, another family was returning towards Bengaluru after visiting Tiruchendur.
According to police, the car travelling towards Bengaluru lost control, broke through the road divider and collided with the car travelling towards Karur.
Karthikumar, 35, who was driving the car, his father Selvaraj, 60, and mother Gandhimathi, 55, all from Pallapatti, died on the spot.
Kishankowda, 19, from Bengaluru, who was driving the other vehicle, sustained serious injuries and was admitted to the Namakkal Government Medical College Hospital.
Three others travelling in the same vehicle also sustained injuries and are undergoing treatment.
On receiving information, Nallipalayam police rushed to the spot, rescued the injured and shifted them to hospital. The bodies of the three victims were recovered and sent to the Namakkal District Government Headquarters Hospital for post-mortem examination.
Police registered a case and are conducting an investigation into the accident.