A 44-year-old woman was killed after the two-wheeler she was riding was hit by a container lorry in Guduvanchery on Sunday.
A senior police officer of Chengalpattu district said Sampath was riding a two-wheeler, with his wife Sasikala riding pillion, on Grand Southern Trunk (GST) Road. At the Guduvanchery signal, then container lorry hit a stationary car and then the couple’s two-wheeler. In the impact, Sampath and Sasikala were thrown off the vehicle. While Sampath suffered fractures in his right hand, Sasikala injured her head and died on the spot.
People in the area informed the Guduvanchery police, who sent the body to the Chengalpattu Government Hospital for a post-mortem. The police have arrested T. Karuppasamy of Thoothukudi, the driver of the container lorry, for causing the accident and are investigating.
Published – February 02, 2025 07:48 pm IST