Fatal collision
Chennai: A 63-year-old woman was killed and her husband sustained injuries after a water tanker truck rammed their motorcycle from behind near Pallikaranai. The deceased was identified as Indumathi, 63, a resident of Radha Nagar, Fifth Main Road, Perumbakkam. Her husband, Balachandar, 67, was riding the motorcycle when the accident occurred. Police registered a case and arrested the tanker driver, identified as Chinnarasu, 31, a native of Harichandrapuram in Tiruvarur district.
Police said the couple were returning home along Velachery Main Road when the tanker hit their motorcycle near Mayilai Balaji Nagar in Pallikaranai. Police arrested the tanker driver in connection with the accident. Further investigation is on.
Passersby rushed the couple to a private hospital, where doctors declared Indumathi dead. Balachandar is undergoing treatment. On receiving information, Pallikaranai traffic investigation wing recovered the woman’s body and sent it to Tambaram Government Hospital for postmortem examination.