Updated On: 16 February, 2026 12:33 PM IST | Thoothukudi (Tamil Nadu) | ANI
Five people were killed in a road accident near the East Coast Road at Vaippar-1 village in Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu, on Sunday evening. The victims were travelling on a two-wheeler towards Pallakulam when their vehicle collided head-on with a tourist van coming from Sayalkudi in Ramanathapuram district

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Five people were killed in a road accident on Sunday evening in Tamil Nadu's Thoothukudi, police said.
The incident occurred near the East Coast Road in Vaippar-1 village, under Vilathikulam taluk, where 40-year-old Gurusamy, a resident of Pallakulam village, was travelling on a two-wheeler with his relatives.