The fuel tank of one of the motorcycles exploded in the impact of the collision, resulting in a fire that engulfed both vehicles and their occupants.
Mathur police said the accident occurred around 7.45am near Prabhu Hotel on the Krishnagiri-Tiruvannamalai Road. Police identified the deceased as Sarathi,24, son of Raja of Methakkal village in Tiruvannamalai district, and Thiruchelvan, 25, of S Patti village near Harur in Dharmapuri district. Both died on the spot due to severe burn injuries.
A police officer said Sarathi and Velu were travelling towards Krishnagiri on one motorcycle, while Thiruchelvan and Thirupathi were travelling in the opposite direction towards Mathur when the collision occurred. “Sarathi and Velu were engaged in purchasing old mobile phones from villages at nominal prices and selling them in Bengaluru,” the officer said. The fuel tank of one of the motorcycles exploded in the impact of the collision, resulting in a fire that engulfed both vehicles and their occupants.
KRISHNAGIRI: Two men died and two others sustained severe burn injuries after two motorcycles collided head-on with each other and caught fire near the Nagampatti toll plaza in Krishnagiri district on Monday morning.
Mathur police rushed to the spot, recovered the bodies and sent them to the Krishnagiri Government Medical College and Hospital for postmortem. They registered a case and began investigations.