Image credit : Illustrative image

Coimbatore: Five persons were injured severely in a road mishap on the Salem-Kochi National Highway near Thekkalur in the hours of Monday.

A mini truck heading towards Coimbatore with construction equipment from Tirupur overturned due to overweight near Avinashi on Salem-Kochi National Highway Road on Monday morning.

This caused a traffic block and vehicles, including cars and a bus, collided, leaving five people injured. Avinashi police rushed to the spot and cleared the way to ease traffic flow. The injured were admitted to the Avinashi Government Hospital.