Tamil Nadu: Five students killed, 2 injured in car-lorry collision near Tiruttani

Tiruvallur (Tamil Nadu) [India], August 12 (ANI): At least five students were killed and two others were injured in a road accident near Tiruttani in Tiruvallur district, police said on Monday.

According to KK Chatram police, the car in which the students were travelling collided with a lorry while on the Chennai-Tirupati National Highway near Tiruttani.

The police said that the victims were students of a private university. An investigation into the matter is underway, they added.

Further details are awaited.