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- Five people, including four members of a family from Madukkarai, died when their car rammed a stationary water tanker on National Highway 83 near Thippampatti on the Pollachi-Udumalpet stretch.
- The tanker had been parked to water plants in the highway median, and the car was heading towards Madukkarai around 1 p.m.
- All five occupants, identified by police as the Kanagaraj family and their friend A. Ramu, died on the spot.
- The Gomangalam police have registered a case and are investigating the cause of the accident.
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- Outcome of the police investigation into what caused the car to hit the parked tanker
- Any findings on whether safety norms for parked tankers on the highway were followed
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Named India · A. Ramu · D. Boomamaheshwari · E. Kanagaraj · K. Aarthi · K. Namrutha · Gomangalam police · National Highway 83 · Pollachi
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