Doc on way to join CM’s convoy dies in accident

TNN | Aug 17, 2017, 12:17 AM IST

Chennai: A 45-year-old assistant professor in the cardiology department, who was on his way to join the chief minister's convoy, died in a road accident near Therkkupattu in Mamallapuram on Wednesday morning.

R Arul Selvan, of Villupuram, was an assistant professor at Chengalpet government hospital. "Arul Selvan's driver, Prasad, lost control of the vehicle and rammed the central median after another car in front of him took a sudden left turn," said a senior police officer. He died on the spot

Police said the driver of the other car, K Vignesh, 30, a realtor, took a turn without noticing the doctor's car. A case has been registered with the Mahabalipuram police station and further investigations are on.

Meanwhile, the Service Doctors and Post Graduates Association (SDGPA) has expressed their condolences to Arul Selvan's family and demanded a Rs 5 crore compensation.