<p>Five people were killed in an accident involving a government bus and a car near Manapparai on Sunday in the district, police said.</p>.<p>All the victims were those travelling in the car. The accident happened on the Tiruchirappalli-Dindigul national highway after the car suffered a tyre burst and crashed into the bus.</p>.<p>The car was proceeding from Dindigul to Tiruchirappalli while the bus was on the opposite route.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/state/karnataka-politics/two-youths-killed-in-mishap-on-bengaluru-mysuru-expressway-1231123.html" target="_blank">Two youths killed in mishap on Bengaluru-Mysuru Expressway</a></strong></p>.<p>Chief Minister M K Stalin expressed grief over the incident and announced cash relief to the families of the victims.</p>.<p>In a statement in Chennai, he announced Rs two lakh each to the families of the victims to be paid from the Chief Minister's Public Relief Fund.</p>
<p>Five people were killed in an accident involving a government bus and a car near Manapparai on Sunday in the district, police said.</p>.<p>All the victims were those travelling in the car. The accident happened on the Tiruchirappalli-Dindigul national highway after the car suffered a tyre burst and crashed into the bus.</p>.<p>The car was proceeding from Dindigul to Tiruchirappalli while the bus was on the opposite route.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/state/karnataka-politics/two-youths-killed-in-mishap-on-bengaluru-mysuru-expressway-1231123.html" target="_blank">Two youths killed in mishap on Bengaluru-Mysuru Expressway</a></strong></p>.<p>Chief Minister M K Stalin expressed grief over the incident and announced cash relief to the families of the victims.</p>.<p>In a statement in Chennai, he announced Rs two lakh each to the families of the victims to be paid from the Chief Minister's Public Relief Fund.</p>