2 women techies crushed to death by speeding car in Chennai
India Today
Two women, both 23, died after a speeding car hit them in Chennai’s Navalur. The car was being driven by a 20-year-old man.
In a tragic incident, two women software professionals were killed by a speeding car last night. S Lavanya and R Lakshmi, who worked at HCL in Navalur, Chennai's IT corridor, were returning home when a speeding car rammed into them from behind.
At around 11:30 pm on Wednesday, S Lavanya and R Lakshmi, both 23, were returning home when they met with the accident.
The accused, identified as Motheesh Kumar (20) was driving a Honda City and it is believed that he lost control of the car. The man has now been arrested and police are trying to find if he was inebriated when he was driving.
Lakshmi, a native of Kerala’s Palakkad, died on the spot, while Lavanya, a native of Andhra Pradesh’s Chittoor, was rushed to the Rajiv Gandhi government medical college where she died on Thursday morning. Both the women had suffered severe head injuries.
The IT corridor comprises a toll road dotted with tech companies and a huge residential population. Many say it lacks enough zebra crossings, forcing pedestrians to take risks and cross roads in the middle of traffic.
