Three persons were killed in a head-on collision involving a container truck and a pipe-laden lorry on the Madurai-Thoothukudi highway at Palayampatti junction in Aruppukottai in the early hours of Thursday (July 10, 2025).

The deceased were identified as S. Muthuraj, 25, of Watrap, and P. Jayamurugan, 50, of Thoothukudi. The identity of the third person, who was driving the pipe-laden lorry at the time of the accident, was yet to be identified, the police said.