Four people killed in separate road accidents in Chennai
The fatalities, which include a student and a lorry driver, occurred across Chennai and its suburbs over the last two days.
Four people were killed in four different road accidents in Chennai and its surrounding areas over the past two days, according to The New Indian Express.
On Wednesday evening, Peratchi, a 38-year-old woman from Alapakkam in Maduravoyal, died near the Porur toll plaza when a gravel-laden lorry hit the motorcycle she was riding with her husband. Police have arrested the lorry driver, Vignesh from Villupuram.
In Vadapalani on Wednesday night, 63-year-old Sowkarraj died from head injuries after being hit by a shared autorickshaw while walking on Arcot Road. The driver, M Anbarasan, was arrested and was found to be driving under the influence of alcohol during the inquiry.
A 17-year-old polytechnic student, Parveen Kumar from Edayur, died following a head-on crash between two motorcycles near Navalur. Three people on the second motorcycle, including Gokulakrishnan and Nisha, sustained serious injuries in the collision.
On Thursday morning, a lorry driver named Devendran, 47, from Kulathur in Villupuram district, died near the Kadambadi flyover. His vehicle reportedly suffered brake failure and overturned into a roadside ditch, requiring fire and rescue services to retrieve his body from the cabin.