This Article is From Jun 17, 2010

16 members of marriage party killed in mishap

Dharmapuri: Sixteen members of a marriage party, including 13 women, were killed when the van
they were travelling in collided with a lorry at Palacode in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday night, police said.
    
The bride, who was among 27 persons in the van, was seriously injured while her parents were out of danger, they said.
    
The occupants were on their way from Belrampatti village 43 km from here to Bommidi when the mishap occurred.
    
Highway patrol police and fire service personnel from Palacode rushed to the spot after receiving information and began operations to extricate the bodies and rush the injured
to hospital.
    
Collector P Amudha rushed to the Government Dharmapuri Medical College Hospital, where the bride and her relatives have been admitted to find out their condition.

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