Chennai: Two motorcyclists were killed, and three women sustained serious injuries in a multi-vehicle road accident involving stray cattle near Guduvanchery on Friday night.
Police identified one of the deceased as Rajkumar (52), a resident of Jawahar Nagar in Adhanur, who worked as an Assistant Engineer at the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board office in Adyar.
Police said a private company van was speeding along the stretch when two cows suddenly ran across the road near Adhanur. The accident occurred on the Mannivakkam–Adhanur Road, which connects the Vandalur–Walajabad Road with the Guduvanchery–Madambakkam Road. The van hit the animals and went out of control, colliding with a goods autorickshaw and two motorcycles. Two men died on the spot, while three women suffered grievous injuries. On receiving information, Manimangalam police rushed to the scene, rescued the injured women, and shifted them to a private hospital in Potheri and the Tambaram Govt Hospital for treatment. The bodies of the deceased were sent to the Tambaram Govt Hospital for postmortem .
The other deceased was identified as Venkatesan (58) of Karthi Nagar, Madambakkam, who was riding his motorcycle and his wife Savitha (48) was riding pillion.
Police said the two cows involved in the accident also died at the spot. Venkatesan died instantly in the collision, while Savitha suffered serious injuries and has been admitted to a private hospital. Another woman, Mythili, who was walking along the road at the time, was also hit by the van and sustained critical injuries. She is receiving treatment at the Tambaram Govt Hospital. A case has been registered by the Manimangalam police, and further investigation is underway.