Elderly man dies after being hit by share auto in Vadapalani
Police arrested a driver for driving under the influence of alcohol following the fatal accident on Thursday.
A 63-year-old man died after being hit by a speeding share auto-rickshaw at Vadapalani in Chennai on Thursday, November 5, 2026, according to The Hindu.
The victim, Saukkarraj, was walking along the roadside near Kamala Theatre on Arcot Road when the vehicle, which was heading toward Porur, lost control and struck him. The impact threw him against a compound wall, causing a severe head injury that killed him on the spot.
Pondy Bazaar Traffic Investigation police sent the body to the ESI Hospital in K.K. Nagar for post-mortem. They arrested Anbarasan, a native of Ariyalur district, who was driving under the influence of alcohol.
In a separate incident on Wednesday night, November 4, a 38-year-old woman was killed near the Porur toll plaza after a truck collided with her motorcycle.
The woman, Peratchi, and her husband Muthusamy were returning from a function in Tambaram on the Maduravoyal bypass road when a gravel-loaded lorry hit them. While Muthusamy sustained minor injuries, Peratchi was killed instantly.
Maduravoyal Traffic Investigation police sent the body to the Government Kilpauk Medical College Hospital for post-mortem and arrested the truck driver, Vignesh, a native of Villupuram district.