Two tribals killed, 19 injured as mini items provider topples close to Aliyar in Coimbatore

Two individuals died and 19 others suffered accidents after a light-weight industrial automobile carrying individuals from the Navamalai tribal settlement toppled close to Aliyar on the Pollachi-Valparai Road in Coimbatore district on Thursday (July 17, 2025) morning.

The deceased have been recognized as Rani, 45, of Navamalai, and Thilagaraj, of Ettithurai. Sanjay Kumar, 20, Mani, 40, and Maangarai, 40, who sustained extreme accidents within the accident, have been admitted to the Coimbatore Medical College Hospital (CMCH).

The police stated that the accident occurred round 8.15 a.m. when the automobile carrying 20 individuals from Navamalai — 15 males and 5 ladies, moreover the driving force — approached Chinnarpathi on the Pollachi-Valparai Road, en path to Kattampatti. Devapalan, 45, who was on the wheel, reportedly misplaced management of the automobile and it overturned, killing Rani on the spot.

The 20 injured individuals, together with the driving force, have been rushed to the Government District Headquarters Hospital at Pollachi, the place Thilagaraj died with out responding to therapy. The police stated that the situation of the three severely injured individuals, who have been admitted to CMCH, was crucial.

The Aliyar police have registered a case and launched an investigation.

The accident has raised issues in regards to the security of tribal individuals, who depened on mini good carriers for transportation from their settlements situated contained in the Anamalai Tiger Reserve (ATR).

The same accident had claimed the lives of 5 individuals, after a mini lorry carrying 18 individuals from the Mavadappu tribal settlement fell right into a 50-foot gorge at Kadamparai in ATR on October 10, 2018. Twelve others had suffered accidents within the accident.