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Boulder kills retired Air Force officer near Ooty
The Hindu··5d ago
Retired Air Force officer B. Krishnamoorthi, 64, died after a boulder fell on a moving car on the Mettupalayam-Udhagamandalam Road ghat on October 7, 2026. Police said the crash occurred around 9.20 a.m. about 500 metres downhill from Burliar check post. His son Karthi was driving. His wife and two relatives were also in the car.
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What It Means For You
- Commuters on the Coimbatore-Ooty ghat face an active slope-fall hazard at Burliar.
- Mettupalayam police are investigating the crash.
- Injured relatives were moved to a private hospital in Coimbatore.
What's Happening
- Krishnamoorthi lived in Jagathala and was travelling toward Coimbatore.
- Police said a boulder slipped from the hillside onto the sedan.
- He was declared dead at Government Hospital, Mettupalayam.
Where the Crash Happened
- The site is in Coimbatore district on the Mettupalayam-Udhagamandalam Road.
- The car was about 500 metres downhill from the Burliar check post.
- His wife suffered an arm fracture; one relative had a head injury.
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