Firearm accidentally discharged in road accident killing farmer

A 38-year-old farmer was killed when his firearm accidentally discharged at Mirusuvil in Kodikamam following a motorcycle accident.

Police said the victim was travelling to his cultivation field on his motorcycle yesterday evening when his motorcycle toppled accidentally discharging his own locally made firearm.

The man had succumbed to his wounds after being admitted to the Chavakachcheri Hospital