Coimbatore: A couple died after a speeding truck rammed their motorcycle when they were crossing the Vellalore Pirivu-L&T bypass Road on Wednesday.
The deceased were identified as K Murugan, 55, and his wife M Selvi, 39, of SIHS Colony near Singanallur. The accident took place when the couple was travelling to Pollachi to purchase jewellery.
Police said a speeding truck laden with soaps, which was heading towards Bengaluru from Kerala, rammed the motorcycle.The couple fell on the road in the impact and suffered injuries on their heads, backs and legs. Murugan was admitted to a private hospital, where he died without responding to treatment. Selvi was taken to the Coimbatore Medical College Hospital (CMCH) where doctors declared her dead. Both bodies were handed over to their family after a postmortem on Thursday.
TIW East police registered a case against the truck driver M Sivakumar, 43, from Narasingampettai in Thanjavur district under sections 279 and 338 (driving in a negligent manner, thereby endangering human life) and section 304 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder) of the Indian Penal Code. Further investigation is on.
The deceased were identified as K Murugan, 55, and his wife M Selvi, 39, of SIHS Colony near Singanallur. The accident took place when the couple was travelling to Pollachi to purchase jewellery.
Police said a speeding truck laden with soaps, which was heading towards Bengaluru from Kerala, rammed the motorcycle.The couple fell on the road in the impact and suffered injuries on their heads, backs and legs. Murugan was admitted to a private hospital, where he died without responding to treatment. Selvi was taken to the Coimbatore Medical College Hospital (CMCH) where doctors declared her dead. Both bodies were handed over to their family after a postmortem on Thursday.
TIW East police registered a case against the truck driver M Sivakumar, 43, from Narasingampettai in Thanjavur district under sections 279 and 338 (driving in a negligent manner, thereby endangering human life) and section 304 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder) of the Indian Penal Code. Further investigation is on.
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