Son dies in accident, parents commit suicide out of grief

After a man died in an accident on Monday evening near Tirupur, his parents, consumed with grief, committed suicide the very night. Reportedly, Nishanth and his cousin Kripakaran were on their way from Coimbatore to Namakkal on a bike. Nishanth ended up hitting a paper-cup making machine that fell from an auto.

According to reports, Nishanth and Kripakaran died on the spot. They were taken to Avinashi Government Hospital, where Nishanth's parents were called to identify the body. Grief-stricken, the parents consumed poison along with soft-drinks and committed suicide.