Thoothukudi, June 8 -- Two persons were killed in a head-on collision between two motorcycles near Kovilpatti in Tamil Nadu's Thoothukudi district on Sunday night, police said.

According to police, the accident occurred on the Kovilpatti-Ettayapuram road near a private petrol bunk under the jurisdiction of Nalattinpudur police station.

The deceased were identified as Arunpandian (23), son of Vellaipandi and a resident of Veeravanchi Nagar in Kovilpatti, and Subburaj (26), son of Panneerselvam, a native of Chidambarapuram village.

Police said Arunpandian was travelling on his motorcycle from Ilampuvanam towards Kovilpatti when the incident took place. At the same time, Subburaj was returning to his native village after visiting Kovilpat...