Two persons — A. Saravanan (39) of Vadugapatti in Theni district and S. Gunasekaran (24) of Koppampatti — were killed and four others injured in an accident near Dalavaipuram post under Kayathar police limits on Monday.
A car, in which they were travelling, hit a lorry from behind.
They were travelling from Theni to attend a funeral service in Tirunelveli when the accident occurred.
While Saravanan died on the spot, Gunasekaran died at Tirunelveli Government Medical College Hospital. Karthikeyan, Mahendran, Palanisamy and Nagendran were admitted to hospital. Kayathar police are yet to file a case.