Chennai: A college student and an unidentified man died after being hit by trains while attempting to cross the railway tracks near Tiruvallur.
The deceased has been identified as Haritha, 17, daughter of Tamilselvan resident of Pazhaiya Venmanam Pudur near Kadambathur, Tiruvallur district. Local residents, traders, and railway passengers have strongly criticized the authorities, saying that despite repeated demands for more than 10 years to construct a subway or safe crossing, no action has been taken. Get an chance to win ₹5000 Amazon Voucher by taking part in India’s Biggest Habit Index!
She was a first-year pharmacy student at a private college in Nemilichery, near Tiruvallur. an express train heading towards Chennai passed through While she was talking on her mobile phone and attempting to cross the railway tracks. Haritha, who was standing close to the track, was hit by the side rod of the train and thrown aside She was rushed to Tiruvallur district govt medical college hospital, however, she succumbed to her injuries. Meanwhile, the body of an unidentified man suspected to have been hit by a train near the same railway station was recovered by the railway protection police. The body has been sent to a govt hospital for postmortem. They allege that the absence of proper pedestrian crossing facilities, even after the construction of a railway overbridge at Kadambathur, continues to cause such accidents. Tiruvallur Railway Police have registered cases for both incidents. Take the survey here
Chennai Headlines Today — The Biggest Updates You Need to Know. On Tuesday, Haritha had come to Kadambathur railway station as usual to travel to her college.
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