Two persons killed in separate road incidents

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.

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. 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 rammed the autorickshaw.

The police said in the impact, Venkatesan died on the spot. On being informed, Kilpennathur police inspected the spot and a case was registered. Special teams were formed to nab the car driver, and a probe is under way.