Three persons killed in separate road accidents in Vellore

Three persons were killed in separate road accidents near Katpadi in Vellore on Tuesday.The police said that in the first incident, victim M. Sampath, 75, a farmer, walking toward the panchayat office in the village when an unidentified vehicle hit him.The police said Sampath was badly injured. Immediately, he was rushed to Government Medical College Hospital in Vellore where doctors said that he was brought dead. A case was registered.In a separate incident, two persons died after they lost control of their two-wheeler and hit a roadside tree near Katpadi. The victims were identified as V. Rakesh, 21, and B. Anbu, 30. They are residents of Tiruvalam village.The police said that the duo was riding a two-wheeler on Katpadi Main Road for work when they suddenly lost control of their vehicles