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Five College Students Killed In Tamil Nadu Road Accident

Five college students tragically died in a road accident when their Multi Utility Vehicle (MUV) collided head-on with a truck. The accident occurred near Tiruttani in Tiruvallur district of Tamil Nadu on Sunday night.

The victims, all third-year engineering students from a private college in Chennai, were traveling to their native Ongole in Andhra Pradesh. The deceased have been identified as Chetan (24), Nitish Varma (20), Nitesh (20), Ram Mohan Reddy (21), and Yogesh (21).

The accident happened when the MUV, traveling at high speed, lost control and crashed into an oncoming truck. Two students, Chaitanya (21) and Vishnu (20), survived but sustained severe injuries. They are currently hospitalized.

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Local residents, along with the Tiruvallur police and Tamil Nadu Fire and Rescue Services, had to break open the overturned MUV to rescue the injured and recover the bodies.

The accident caused a roadblock on the Chennai-Tirupati highway at Tiruttani for over an hour. The Tiruttani police have registered a case and are investigating the incident.

Shibra Arshad

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