Four persons were killed in two separate road accidents reported in Thoothukudi district on Monday.
Referring to the first accident that happened at Susaipandiapuram Pass, police said K. Antony Suresh Kumar, 41, who was running a hotel in Pudukottai near Thoothukudi, was riding his bike on Monday night, when his vehicle collided with another two-wheeler coming in the opposite direction.
A farmer, Veeramani, 62, of Eral Maramangalam, was riding the other two-wheeler with Raja Yogesh, 8, riding pillion. In the collision, all the three suffered multiple injuries and were rushed to hospital, where Veeramani and Antony Suresh Kumar died.
In the second accident reported near Kayalpattinam, three persons who were reportedly riding their bikes in a rash and negligent manner hit against one another and also dashed against a car coming in the opposite direction.
The car driver, Johnson, who was proceeding towards Arumuganeri managed to stop the vehicle, but two of the bike riders sustained severe injuries. They were identified as R. Raghavan, 17, of Periyathazhai and S. Hariharan, 21, of Suthankulam. They were rushed to a private hospital in Tiruchendur, but the doctors declared them ‘brought dead’.
The third bike rider is said to have fled from the spot. Based on the complaint filed by Mr. Johnson, the police have registered a case.
