Two persons were killed and four others sustained injuries in a road accident involving two cars on Tiruchi-Nagapattinam Highway near Thanjavur on Wednesday.According to police, the collision took place around 12-45 a.m. on the highway at Udaiyarkovil area in Ammapettai Police Station limit. One vehicle was proceeding towards Tiruchi from Nagapattinam and the other was heading to Tiruvarur from Thanjavur.Logesh, 26, of Nagapattinam died on the spot and his co-passenger, Deepan, 24, of Nagapattinam, was declared dead on arrival at Thanjavur Medical College Hospital.Four others, Santhosh, 38, and Karthiraja, 25, both from Nagapattinam, and Ajay, 23, of Kattumannarkovil, pursuing medical course at Government Medical College, Tiruvarur, and his course-mate, Divya, 26, of Thanjavur, sustained injuries and were admitted at Thanjavur Medical College hospital.Ammapettai police have registered a case and are investigating. Published - May 20, 2026 05:03 pm IST