Trending Now
- “If Edappadi Palaniswami permits, a thousand young members from the Virudhunagar district AIADMK are prepared to take up arms and engage in battle under my command.” – Former AIADMK Minister Rajendra Balaji
- “India is ready to deal with any counter-attack by Pakistan” – Wing Commander Vyomika Singh
- Central govt orders extension of CBI Director Praveen Sood’s tenure for another year
Coimbatore
One dies as truck drives in tea stall at Vallipuram
June 25, 2018
Image credit : Illustrative image
Coimbatore: A mini-lorry driven by a drunken man crashed into a roadside tea stall near Vallipuram on Namakkal-Karur national highway, killing a 31-year-old man here on Sunday night.
Kannan of Keerambur village, who was having tea, was killed when the Karnataka registration vehicle suddenly drifted away from the road and crashed into the shop, police said.
He got trapped and died on the spot. Driver Balakrishnan of Vedasandur near Dindigul was said to be drunk. He was caught by local people and beaten up before being handed over to police.
The vehicle, heading to Madurai from Bengaluru, was carrying components for tractors, police added.
