Minister’s PA, his two sons die as car rams bus at Veppur
Bosco.Dominique@timesgroup.com
Cuddalore: 08.11.2018
The additional senior PA of fisheries minister D Jayakumar, R Loganathan, 69, and his sons L Sivaraman, 28, and L Nirmal Kumar, 26, were killed in a road accident involving his car and a Tamil Nadu state transport corporation bus on the Trichy National Highway near Veppur in Cuddalore district on Wednesday.
Loganathan’s daughterin-law S Shalini, 26, suffered severe injuries, while his three-year-old grandson escaped with minor injuries. Shalini has been admitted to Apollo Hospitals in Trichy.
Police said Loganathan and his family members were returning to Chennai from Thanthondrimalai, their native place in Karur district, after celebrating Diwali. The family members left the village early on Wednesday. Sivaraman was at the wheel.
A TNSTC bus from Veppur was proceeding in the same direction in front of the car. When the car crossed Iyyamkudi near Veppur, the bus suddenly made a turn to enter the service road. Sivaraman could not stop the car which then smashed into the rear of the bus.
Loganathan, Sivaraman and Nirmal Kumar were crushed to death on the spot. The front portion of the car was completely ripped off in the collision. Shalini sustained severe injuries while the boy escaped with minor injuries.
A highway patrol team and a team of policemen arrived at the spot and pulled the injured people out of the smashed vehicle. They were later sent to the Ulundurpet government hospital.
The bodies of the victims have been sent to the GH for postmortem. The Veppur police registered a case against the bus driver, Aadhimoolam from Kallakuruchi, under Sections 279 (rash driving or riding on a public way), 337 (causing hurt by act endangering life or personal safety of others) and 304-A (causing death by negligence) of the Indian Penal Code.
Chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami, who condoled the deaths, said that he had directed the government officials concerned to extend all possible help to the family.
The car rammed into the rear side of the bus, killing three on the spot Loganathan, Sivaraman and Nirmal Kumar were crushed to death on the spot. The front portion of the car was completely ripped off in the collision. Shalini sustained severe injuries while the boy escaped with minor injuries
Bosco.Dominique@timesgroup.com
Cuddalore: 08.11.2018
The additional senior PA of fisheries minister D Jayakumar, R Loganathan, 69, and his sons L Sivaraman, 28, and L Nirmal Kumar, 26, were killed in a road accident involving his car and a Tamil Nadu state transport corporation bus on the Trichy National Highway near Veppur in Cuddalore district on Wednesday.
Loganathan’s daughterin-law S Shalini, 26, suffered severe injuries, while his three-year-old grandson escaped with minor injuries. Shalini has been admitted to Apollo Hospitals in Trichy.
Police said Loganathan and his family members were returning to Chennai from Thanthondrimalai, their native place in Karur district, after celebrating Diwali. The family members left the village early on Wednesday. Sivaraman was at the wheel.
A TNSTC bus from Veppur was proceeding in the same direction in front of the car. When the car crossed Iyyamkudi near Veppur, the bus suddenly made a turn to enter the service road. Sivaraman could not stop the car which then smashed into the rear of the bus.
Loganathan, Sivaraman and Nirmal Kumar were crushed to death on the spot. The front portion of the car was completely ripped off in the collision. Shalini sustained severe injuries while the boy escaped with minor injuries.
A highway patrol team and a team of policemen arrived at the spot and pulled the injured people out of the smashed vehicle. They were later sent to the Ulundurpet government hospital.
The bodies of the victims have been sent to the GH for postmortem. The Veppur police registered a case against the bus driver, Aadhimoolam from Kallakuruchi, under Sections 279 (rash driving or riding on a public way), 337 (causing hurt by act endangering life or personal safety of others) and 304-A (causing death by negligence) of the Indian Penal Code.
Chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami, who condoled the deaths, said that he had directed the government officials concerned to extend all possible help to the family.
The car rammed into the rear side of the bus, killing three on the spot Loganathan, Sivaraman and Nirmal Kumar were crushed to death on the spot. The front portion of the car was completely ripped off in the collision. Shalini sustained severe injuries while the boy escaped with minor injuries
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