Two persons killed in separate road incidents

TIRUVANNAMALAI Two persons were killed in separate road incidents near Kilpennathur and Arcot towns in Tiruvannamalai and Ranipet districts respectively on Tuesday. The police identified the victims as V. Nandakumar, 45, and T. Venkatesan, 35.

In the first incident, victim Nandakumar works in a private school as staff in the administrative department. Initial inquiry revealed that Nandakumar, a private school staff, was on his way to school on the Chennai – Bengaluru Highway (NH 48) when a private bus hit the two-wheeler he was riding at Melvisharam in Ranipet. near Arcot town in Ranipet district. In the impact, Nandakumar was badly injured.

Immediately, Passersby rushed a badly injured Nandakumar to Government Taluk Hospital in Arcot town, where doctors said that he was brought dead. A case was registered and a probe is under way. In a separate incident, the victim, Venkatesan was riding his autorickshaw from a petrol pump towards the Chittoor – Cuddalore Highway at Kilpennathur, when a car heading towards Tiruvannamalai rammed the autorickshaw.