Virudhunagar, July 10 -- In a tragic accident near Aruppukottai in Virudhunagar district, three people, including the drivers of both vehicles, were killed on the spot in a head-on collision between two lorries on the Madurai-Thoothukudi National Highway near the Palayampatti junction.

A container lorry transporting raw materials for paper production from Thoothukudi towards Palani via Aruppukottai was travelling on the highway. At the same time, another goods lorry coming from Madurai towards Thoothukudi reportedly lost control, veered into the opposite lane, and collided head-on with the container lorry.

Owing to the forceful impact, both lorry drivers and another person were crushed to death on the spot, with their bodies mutilated b...