Kovai youth charred to death in Krishnagiri,DC CORRESPONDENT | January 03, 2015, 06.01 am IST

Krishnagiri: In a ghastly mishap, two Kovai youth were charred to death after the diesel tank of a truck burst into flames in a car-lorry collision  on the Dharmapuri-Krishnagiri highway on Friday. Police said 30-year-old A.Antonyraj of Thudiyalur in Coimbatore, who owned a mobile shop at Gandhipuram and his friend Rejaras, 32, a native of Kozhikode in Kerala, were headed for Bengaluru in a car to purchase mobile phones and spares. According to the police, the mishap was caused by the negligence of the truck driver who took a sudden   turn at the lane intersection without noticing the car coming on the other lane of the road. Following the accident, traffic was disrupted for several hours on the highways.
Krishnagiri superintendent of police P.Kannammal, visited the accident spot and supervised the operations to restore the traffic  on the Dharmapuri-Krishnagiri national highways.Negligent driving has become one of the killing factors in highway accidents.

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