4 men die after truck rams bike in Dharmapuri

Dharamapuri: Four men died after a truck rammed a bike near Thoppur in Dharmapuri district in the early hours of Wednesday. After hitting the bike, the truck overturned killing both driver and cleaner in the impact.
Police identified the deceased as truck driver J Selvam, 30, of Sangiliyandapuram in Trichy district, cleaner K Thangaraj, 55, of Vazhapadi in Salem district, two bike riders K Chinnavan, 55, and M Ariya Goundar, 53, of Purikkal in Dharmapuri district.
The truck was heading to Trichy carrying iron girders. “The incident happened around 2am near the Thoppur ghat section on Salem-Bengaluru national highway. The driver lost control of the truck and hit the bike from behind. Then the truck hit the median and fell on its side,” a police officer attached with the Thoppur police station said.
Before police could reach the spot, all the four had died. Police sent the bodies to the Dharmapuri Government Medical College and Hospital for postmortem.
Vehicular traffic was halted on the road for two hours to clear the accident spot. Police registered a case. Further inquiry is on.