Three dead in a car accident on route from Chennai to Tirumala

Hyderabad: Three dead in a tragic accident near Ramapuram, Chittoor when the driver lost control of the vehicle and collided with an oil tanker. The driver along with the couple were reportedly dead on spot.

The accident took place at 8AM near Ramapuram village in Chittoor district said a Nagari Urban police official.

Nagajyothi and Yuvarajan, a couple hired a private vehicle to travel from Chennai to Tirumala. En route, the driver, who is in his twenties, lost control of the car and collided with an oil tanker.

Passengers travelling in a car behind them survived minor injuries. They informed the police that after the car collided with the oil tanker, the tanker dragged it into a ditch beside the road.

According to the police, the couple are residents of India but have been living in Singapore for sometime now.