Three pavement dwellers killed as car runs over them at Srirangam
The Hindu
The driver of the SUV car and a co-passenger were detained by the police
Three unidentified pavement dwellers were killed near Amma Mandapam at Srirangam in Tiruchi city when a speeding car lost control and ran them over in the late hours of Saturday, March 11, 2023.
Police sources said an overspeeding SUV lost control due to an alleged burst of the front tyre and ran over three unidentified pavement dwellers, aged between 60 and 70, who were sleeping on the roadside near Yoga Kalyanamandapam at Amma Mandapam in Srirangam during the late hours of Saturday.
Police detained the car driver K. Lakshminarayan, 23, and a co-passenger S. Ashwath, 21, both natives of Gandhi Market in the city.
In the accident, one person died on the spot and his body was kept at Government Hospital in Srirangam for post-mortem. Two others who sustained severe injuries died while undergoing treatment at Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Government Hospital in Tiruchi.
The Traffic Investigation Wing (North) of Tiruchi city police registered a case under sections 304 A (Causing death by negligence), 279 (Rash driving or riding on a public way), and 337 (Causing hurt by act endangering life or personal safety of others) of the Indian Penal Code. Steps are on to identify the deceased, added police sources.
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