Tiruvallur: At least five students were killed, and two others were injured in a road accident near Tiruttani in Tiruvallur district.
According to KK Chatram police, the car in which the students were travelling collided with a lorry while on the Chennai-Tirupati National Highway near Tiruttani.
The police said that the victims were students of a private university. An investigation into the matter is underway, they added.