Two women killed and three injured

Tiruchirapalli, Feb 16 (UNI) Two elderly women were killed and three others seriously injured, when a car in which they were travelling collided with a lorry at Maranachipatti here today.

Police said the deceased and the injured, all hailing from a single family were going to Kumbakonam for a pilgrimage from Komarapalayam in Namakkal district, when the mishap occurred.

The injured were admitted to the government hospital at Namakkal.

The driver of the lorry surrendered before the Kattuputhur police.

UNI