Chennai, Feb. 26 -- Five people, including four members of a family, were killed when the car in which they were travelling collided with a Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation bus near Kulithalai in Karur district of the State on Wednesday early morning.

Police sources said the deceased included two women.

The family members along with their driver were on their way to a temple at Orathanadu in Thanjavur district, when the accident occurred on the Tiruchy-Karur National Highway.

The deceased were identified as Selvaraj, his wife, Kalayarasi, their daughter Akalya, son Arun and car driver Vishnu.

The bus was heading towards Tiruppur from Aranthangi in Pudukottai district when the accident occurred.

The impact of the collision...