Archive · 7 Dec 2025
Deadly Road Accidents in Tamil Nadu and Nellore
Two serious road accidents happened in different places.
In Tamil Nadu, a speeding car crashed into a parked vehicle where four pilgrims and a local political worker were sleeping, killing five people.
In Nellore, a bus carrying 35 pilgrims to Sabarimala overturned, injuring several people, with five in critical condition.
The police are investigating both accidents.
These accidents are part of a series of recent road mishaps in the region.
Five people died in Tamil Nadu when a speeding car crashed into a parked vehicle where four Sabarimala pilgrims and a local DMK functionary were sleeping.
In Nellore, a bus carrying 35 Ayyappa devotees to Sabarimala overturned, injuring several passengers, with five in critical condition.
The Tamil Nadu accident is being investigated for negligent driving and overspeeding.
Emergency services responded promptly to the Nellore accident, and rescue operations are ongoing.
These incidents follow a series of recent road mishaps in the region, including two separate accidents that each claimed 19 lives.
- Who
- Four Sabarimala pilgrims, one local DMK functionary, and 35 Ayyappa devotees
- What
- Two separate road accidents: a car crash and a bus overturn
- When
- Early hours of Sunday (Tamil Nadu) and today (Nellore)
- Where
- Keezhakarai, Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu and Chillakuru Writer's Inn, Nellore
- Why
- Negligent driving and overspeeding (Tamil Nadu); cause of bus overturn not specified (Nellore)
- Location 1
- Keezhakarai, Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu
- Location 2
- Chillakuru Writer's Inn, Nellore
- Time 1
- Early hours of Sunday
- Time 2
- Today (specific time not mentioned)
- Victims 1
- Four Sabarimala pilgrims and one local DMK functionary
- Victims 2
- 35 Ayyappa devotees injured, five critically
- Cause 1
- Speeding car crashing into a parked vehicle
- Cause 2
- Bus overturned
- Investigation 1
- Negligent driving and overspeeding suspected
- Investigation 2
- Circumstances under investigation
- Action Taken 1
- Case registered by Keelakarai police
- Action Taken 2
- Rescue operations initiated by police
