Speeding Car Triggers Multi-Vehicle Crash Near Thennampalayam on Salem Highway; Two Injured, Traffic Halted

Coimbatore: An Audi car, allegedly travelling at high speed, reportedly went out of control and rammed into a Hyundai car and a pickup vehicle in succession near Thennampalayam on the Salem National Highway, leaving two people seriously injured. The accident also brought traffic to a standstill for more than an hour.

According to reports, vehicles were moving along the highway as usual when the Audi allegedly lost control and crashed into a Hyundai car moving ahead. The car then rammed into a nearby pickup goods vehicle, causing extensive damage to the front portions of both the Audi and the Hyundai.

Two occupants of the cars sustained serious injuries in the collision. On seeing the accident, local residents and motorists rushed to the spot, rescued the injured and shifted them to a nearby hospital, where they are undergoing treatment.

The damaged vehicles lying on the highway, along with the gathering of onlookers, triggered severe traffic congestion in the area. Traffic movement on the Salem National Highway remained disrupted for more than an hour.

Traffic police rushed to the spot and used a crane to remove the damaged vehicles from the road before restoring traffic. A case has been registered, and an investigation is under way.