Ex K'taka minister's son killed in accident in TN

Dindigul, Jan 9 (UNI) Two people, including the son of former Karnataka Forest Minister Gurupadappa, were killed and three others injured, when the car in which they were travelling collided with a truck at Vedachandur, near here, this afternoon.

Police said the victims were proceeding to Bangalore from Kanniyakumari, where they had gone on vacation when the accident occurred.

While Mr G Nagaraj, son of Gurupadappa, was killed on the spot, Mr Kailash, grandson of the former minister, who was at the wheel, succumbed to the injuries at the Dindigul Government Hospital.

The injured were admitted to the Apollo Hospital in Madurai, police added.

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