The lorry was on its way to Shencottah near Tirunelveli from Kollam in Kerala.
Five persons, including two women, were killed and one injured when their auto rickshaw collided with a lorry at Keezhputhur near Tirunelveli today.
The occupants of the auto rickshaw were proceeding to Puliyarai village in the district when they met with the accident, police said.
The lorry was on its way to Shencottah near Tirunelveli from Kollam in Kerala.
The injured was admitted to a hospital, they said.
The lorry driver escaped after the accident, police added.