Chennai, March 13: In a tragic incident, as many as six members of a family were killed in a deadly road accident in Coimbatore on Wednesday. According to a tweet by ANI, the incident took place after the car they were travelling in fell into Parambikulam -Aliyar-Project canal near Pollachi. Reports inform that the accident took place around 1.30 AM on the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesday. Tamil Nadu: Speeding Car Rams Biker in Coimbatore, Watch Accident Video. 

As soon as the incident was reported, police rushed to the spot and an investigation into the accident was initiated. According to ANI, the bodies of the deceased have been kept at Pollachi General Hospital. Police have registered a case, investigation on.

Here's the tweet:

Earlier this month, four persons, including a couple, were killed while two others escaped with injuries in a road accident that took place at Kondam Karianthal in Kalasapakkam. According to a reports, the driver was stated to have napped leading to the fatal mishap.

In a similar incident, three people were killed and four others were injured in collision between a car and a bus, in Arsikere taluk in Hassan district in Karnataka on Tuesday night.

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