Perambalur, April 3 -- A road accident involving a passenger van and a heavy lorry took place on the Chennai-Trichy National Highway on Friday, leading to the hospitalisation of multiple individuals in Perambalur.

The road accident occurred between a passenger van and a lorry on the Chennai Trichy National Highway. The injured have been shifted to Perambalur Government Hospital for treatment.

Further details awaited.

Earlier, in February, 5 people were killed in a road accident on Sunday evening in Tamil Nadu's Thoothukudi, police said.

The incident occurred near the East Coast Road in Vaippar-1 village, under Vilathikulam taluk, where 40-year-old Gurusamy, a resident of Pallakulam village, was travelling on a two-wheeler with his rel...