Liquor laden lorry rams tree, one charred to death

Police said the lorry, carrying Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation (TASMAC) liquor bottles for a unit at Tirubuvanam, was coming from Coimbatore when the driver lost control of the lorry which rammed into a roadside tree.

While the cleaner of the lorry died on the spot, the driver, who was pulled out by passers-by, died en route to hospital, police added.

The cleaner's charred body was recovered after fire force personnel doused the flames, police said, adding, the lorry was gutted. 

• Liquor
• Lorry
• rams tree
• charred
• gutted