13 May,2018 09:54 PM IST | Madurai | PTI
Six persons were killed and 17 injured when the van in which they were travelling capsized after a mechanical failure near a village in Virudhunugar district today, police said.
Police said the occupants of the van were returning to their village after worshipping at a temple, about 90 km from Madurai when the mishap took place near Ramachandrapuram.
Three of the 17 persons hospitalised were in critical condition, they said.
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