3 die as car falls off bridge in Chennai

24 November,2017 03:49 PM IST |  Chennai  |  IANS

Three members of a family were killed late on Thursday when their car fell from an under-construction overbridge near Chennai, said police


Three members of a family were killed late on Thursday when their car fell from an under-construction overbridge near Chennai, said police.

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"The bridge is under construction for over four years. The construction company has not put any barricades there," a police officer told IANS on Friday. He said the bridge is coming up near the Red Hills toll gate.

According to him, there were five persons in the car. One male and two female passengers died while the other two were injured and have been discharged from hospital. The passengers were going back after attending a marriage and the car fell down from a height of around 20 feet, said reports.

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