Three people were killed and seven others injured on Saturday in a multiple collision involving two cars and a two-wheeler on Coimbatore-Palakkad Road on the outskirts.
Police said the driver of a car suddenly applied brakes to avoid hitting a two-wheeler and another car rammed into it, killing three people travelling in the first vehicle.
Seven people in both the cars and the two-wheeler rider were seriously injured, they said.
They have been admitted to a nearby private hospital.
