Two killed as two cars collide head on near Devipattinam

Two persons were killed on Tuesday when two cars collided head on near Devipattinam.

The police said, Vaira Prakash, 45, hailing from Uppur near Thiruppalaikudi in Ramanathapuram district, was a building contractor. While he was driving alone from Uppur to Ramanathapuram in his car, K. Mahendrakumar, 25, a car driver from Pudupattinam near Thiruvadanai, was driving alone from Ramanathapuram to Thiruvadanai.

At that time, the cars collided head on on the East Coast Road at the Pathanenthal bridge near Devipattinam.

Both cars were damaged badly and the two men got trapped inside the wreckage.

Devipattinam police, who reached the spot, retrieved the body of Vaira Prakash, who had died inside the wreckage, and Mahendrakumar, who was severely injured.

Mahendrakumar was taken to the Ramanathapuram Government Medical College and Hospital where declared declared him as brought dead.

The Devipattinam police have registered a case.