Ex-Minister's PA killed, 4 injured in road accident

Puducherry, Mar 8 (UNI) The Personal Assistant of former Puducherry Minister Theni C Jayakumar, was killed on the spot and four others including Mr Jayakumar's wife were injured in a road accident at Pidagam near Villupuram in Tamil Nadu late last night.

According to police, Aadilakshmi(50), the wife of Mr Jayakumar, and others were returning to Puducherry after visiting the Pillayarpetti Temple.

The mishap occurred when the car, in which they were travelling, dashed against a tree while negotiating a curve at Pidagam, killing Mr Arunachalam (35), who was driving the car.

The injured Aadilakshmi, Sounderarajan (47), his wife Jayanthi(40) and their daughter Sheela (6) were first rushed to the Villupuram Government Hospital and then shifted to the Pondicherry Institute of Medical Science (PIMS) here.

Later, Aadilakshmi was sent to a private hospital at Chennai on the advice of doctors at PIMS.

UNI