Madurai, April 10: Five people, including four of a family, were killed after a speeding SUV hit a moped and flipped over on the Virudhunagar-Madurai highway early on Wednesday, police said. According to Madurai district Superintendent of Police, Aravind, "The incident took place when a speeding SUV collided with a moped at Sivarakottai near Tirumangalam on the Virudhunagar-Madurai highway." Tamil Nadu Road Accident: Car Falls Into Roadside Ditch on Trichy-Chennai National Highway in Cuddalore; Four Killed.

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The official further informed that four of the five deceased belonged to the same family and hailed from the Villapuram neighbourhood in Madurai. Further details on the matter are awaited.

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