Three killed, seven injured in multiple vehicle collision

Three persons were killed and seven others injured today in a multiple collision involving two cars and a two-wheeler on Coimbatore-Palakkad Road on the outskirts.

Police said the driver of a car suddenly applied brake to avoid hitting a two-wheeler and another car rammed into it, killing three persons travelling in the first vehicle.

Seven persons in both the cars and the two-wheeler rider were seriously injured, they said.

They have been admitted to a nearby private hospital.