Perambalur, Feb. 1 -- Three college students were killed and three others seriously injured after a car and a tourist bus collided near Tittakudi in Cuddalore district, officials informed Sunday.

The deceased students' bodies have been kept at the Perambalur Government Hospital for post-mortem examination. Heart-wrenching scenes were witnessed as relatives and friends who arrived at the hospital broke down in grief, leaving onlookers deeply moved.

According to police sources, six students studying at a private JSA Agricultural College near Avatti were travelling in a car. Around 3:30 am, they went to the Thirumanthurai toll plaza area in Perambalur district for tea and were returning to their college.

While travelling on the Trichy-Che...