Tragedy struck a family when 15 of its members drowned after their van plunged into a roadside well at Nakkalaikottai, about 30 km from here, tonight, police said.
The family members were proceeding from Thevaram in Theni district to Tuticorin to attend a marriage.
The van hit the median on the road and fell into the 25 ft well, police said.
Three persons were rescued from the well by locals, police said.
The family members were proceeding from Thevaram in Theni district to Tuticorin to attend a marriage.
The van hit the median on the road and fell into the 25 ft well, police said.
Three persons were rescued from the well by locals, police said.
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