Chennai, July 24 -- A father and son are among three people killed in a road accident in Tamil Nadu on Friday.
Gopu (46) and his teenaged son Dinesh (15) and their relative Ilanchezhiyan (54) hailing from Puducherry, were heading to Chennai airport when the car in which they were travelling was rammed by a lorry near Madurantakam in adjoining Chengalpattu district on the Tiruchy-Chennai National Highway early today.
The lorry driver, in an attempt to overtake the car, rammed into it. Under the impact, Ilanchezhiyan, who was behind the wheels, lost control of the vehicle and the car hit the road median and overturned, killing the father and son on the spot. Ilanchezhiyan sustained serious injuries and was rushed to the Chengalpattu governm...