Cop, wife dead, 4 injured in accident

Kallakurichi: A Chennai police constable and his wife died as their car overturned after a tyre burst, and collided head-on with another car coming in the opposite direction near Ulundurpet in Kallakurichi district on Monday night.Police said A Balamurugan, 32, a police constable attached to Sankar Nagar police station near Tambaram, and his wife A Vinothini, 30, were returning in his car after visiting his in-laws in Karur. When they crossed a flyover near Ulundurpet, one of the front tyres burst, Balamurugan lost control and the vehicle overturned. The car hit another one, coming from the opposite direction, bound for Trichy from Puducherry. Balamurugan and his wife sustained severe head injuries in the accident. Four people travelling in the other car also sustained injuries. The front portion of the police constable’s car was completely ripped off in the impact. Passersby rescued the injured people and rushed them to Ulundurpet government general hospital. Balamurugan and his wife succumbed to the injuries despite medical attention while four others were undergoing treatment at Ulundurpet GH.Edaikkal police registered a case and begun investigations.