Melur police reached the scene, recovered the bodies and sent them to Melur Government Hospital for post-mortem examinations.
The deceased were identified as Arumugam (45) and his son Lokesh (24), both residents of Othakadai, and Naveen Kumar (22), a resident of Shanmuganathapuram, according to news agency PTI.
Arumugam and Lokesh were travelling towards Pulipatti along Alagar Kovil road to buy meat for the festival when their motorcycle collided head-on with a two-wheeler ridden by Kumar, who was travelling in the opposite direction towards Melur, according to police. All three died on the spot. Melur police reached the scene, recovered the bodies and sent them to Melur Government Hospital for post-mortem examinations.
MADURAI: Three people, including a man and his son, were killed on the spot when two motorcycles collided head-on near Melur in the district on Sunday, police said.
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