The Sampadak Express News Desk
Three members of a Chennai family, including a six-year-old girl, were killed and three others were seriously injured when their SUV crashed into the rear of a lorry near Vikravandi in Tamil Nadu’s Villupuram district early on Sunday, police said.
The deceased were identified as A. Thangabai, 60, her son John Britto, 33, an employee of an IT company, and her granddaughter Evangeline, 6. All were from Selaiyur in Chennai.
The collision occurred around 12.45 a.m. near V. Salai as the family was returning to Chennai after visiting relatives in Thoothukudi. Thangabai’s son-in-law, Rajkumar, 31, was driving the SUV, police said.
According to the police, the lorry travelling ahead allegedly braked suddenly, causing the SUV to ram into its rear. All six occupants suffered serious injuries.
A police team, assisted by Fire and Rescue Services personnel, extricated the occupants from the vehicle and shifted them to the Government Villupuram Medical College and Hospital at Mundiyambakkam.
Thangabai, John Britto and Evangeline died during treatment at the hospital. Rajkumar, his wife Latha Christy, 30, and their elder daughter, Jessihena, 10, are undergoing treatment.
Police said a case has been registered.
