Ministers sustain injuries in road mishap

Tamil Nadu Revenue Minister Thoppu R Venkatachalam and Agriculture Minister S Damodaran and two officials were injured in a road accident here, police said today.

The mishap occurred yesterday when the driver of the car applied sudden brake to negotiate a speed braker after crossing the Kulithalai-Musiri bridge following which the convoy of vehicles hit the car.

Venkatachalam suffered injury on his back and had been admitted to a hospital, while others sustained minor injuries, police said.

They were on their way to Perambalur to assess the drought condition, police said.

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