Three women pilgrims on Padayatra to Irukkankudi Mariamman Temple were killed in a road accident near Kurukkusalai on Thursday.
According to police, a group of devotees from Veerapandiyapattinam and nearby villages was walking to Irukkankudi Mariamman temple on Padayatra. After resting at Kurukkusalai for a brief period they resumed walking around 4 p.m. When they had walked nearly one kilometre from Kurukkusalai, a SUV approaching from behind crashed into the group.
In the accident Kasturi, 55 of Karambanvilai, Sundar Rani, 60 and Isakkiyammal, 55 of Veerapandiyapattinam died on the spot. Ottapidaram police rushed to the spot, rescued their bodies and sent for post mortem examination at Thoothukudi Government Medical College and Hospital.
A case has been registered at Ottapidaram police station and the police have detained the car driver M. Ramprasad, 32 from Thanjavur.
Further investigations are on.
Published – December 25, 2025 08:34 pm IST
