Manoj Kumar (age 31) from Arakkonam and Karthiga (age 30) from Chennai got married on October 28 (Thursday). Manoj is an engineering graduate and Karthiga is a doctor. The couple met with an accident while travelling to Arakkonam from Chennai via car. A cement lorry container knocked down their vehicle while they were crossing Perambakkam.

Both of the newlywed couples passed away due to the car crash in the terrible accident. The lorry driver left the container and escaped from the accident spot. Mapped police officers hurried to the location right after they got the information and rescued the corpses. The cops sent the bodies to Thiruvallur Government Hospital for post mortem process.

The officials struggled for nearly 5 hours to take out the car that was stuck under the container lorry. The transport in the Poonamalle-Arakkonam route was jammed with heavy traffic for a few hours. The news of the newlywed couple's demise has saddened the area people.