Archive · 13 Sep 2026
Tamil Nadu Crash Blocks Highway as Pune Pedestrian Dies
Two separate road accidents were reported in Tamil Nadu and Pune.
In Tamil Nadu, a car was hit by a lorry near Kaveripattinam.
The car crossed into the other lane and crashed into a container lorry.
One person in the car was seriously injured and taken to hospital.
The wrecked vehicles blocked the highway and caused long traffic jams.
The jam was worse because many people were traveling during consecutive holidays and an auspicious day.
In Pune, a man named Virendra Raghavendra Prasad Dwivedi was hit by a speeding vehicle while walking.
He suffered severe injuries and died, and police registered a case.
A car and container lorry collided near Santhapuram by Kaveripattinam on the Salem-Bengaluru National Highway.
The car was hit from behind, crossed into the opposite lane, and collided with another container lorry.
One car occupant suffered serious injuries and was taken to Krishnagiri Government Medical College Hospital.
The damaged vehicles blocked the highway, paralysing traffic in both directions for several kilometres during a holiday rush.
In a separate Pune incident, 48-year-old Virendra Raghavendra Prasad Dwivedi died after being struck by an unidentified four-wheeler.
- Who
- A car occupant was seriously injured in the Tamil Nadu crash; Virendra Raghavendra Prasad Dwivedi, 48, died in the separate Pune incident.
- What
- A car collided with container lorries in Tamil Nadu, while a pedestrian was fatally struck by a four-wheeler in Pune.
- When
- The Tamil Nadu crash occurred on Sunday from around 7:30 a.m.; the Pune crash occurred on Saturday around 7:00 a.m.
- Where
- The first crash occurred near Santhapuram next to Kaveripattinam on the Salem-Bengaluru National Highway; the second occurred on DRDO Road in Pashan, Pune.
- Why
- The Tamil Nadu collision followed a rear-end impact that sent the car into the opposite lane; Pune police alleged rash, negligent and high-speed driving.
- Tamil Nadu location
- Near Santhapuram, next to Kaveripattinam, on the Salem-Bengaluru National Highway
- Tamil Nadu traffic impact
- Traffic was paralysed in both directions for several kilometres
- Tamil Nadu casualty
- One person suffered serious injuries and was shifted to Krishnagiri Government Medical College Hospital
- Traffic conditions
- The disruption occurred during a heavy holiday rush and an auspicious day
- Pune victim
- Virendra Raghavendra Prasad Dwivedi, 48
- Pune location and time
- DRDO Road near Necklace Garden in Pashan, around 7:00 a.m. on Saturday
- Police action
- Kaveripattinam police worked to clear the Tamil Nadu crash, while Chatuhshrungi Police registered a case in Pune