Coimbatore : Three persons were killed when the car in which they were travelling collided head on with a cement.laden lorry near Pollachi in the district on Sunday.

The trio were returning to Shivagangai from Kozhikode in Kerala, when the accident happened at 9 AM at Karumapuram, killing two persons on the spot, police said.

Another person, with serious injuries declared brought dead at the Government hospital here after first aid given in Pollachi Government.hospital, they said.

The dead have been identified as Kaviselval (35), his father Subramani (55) and uncle Kandasamy (60), police said.