Sevika, 34, who was riding pillion without wearing a helmet on a bike taxi, was killed in an accident near Teynampet on Anna Salai in Chennai on Sunday, her birthday.
The incident highlighted the serious issue of many bike taxi riders, who operate through transport aggregator apps, not offering helmets to pillion riders who hire their services.
The police said Sevika was working as a make-up artist in a television news channel. She was residing with her friend at Mambalam and hailed the bike taxi to visit her parents residing at Vyasarpadi for celebrating her birthday. The victim was going in the two-wheeler driven by S. Anandan and when they were proceeding on Anna Salai near Kamaraj Arangam, an unidentified truck hit the vehicle from behind and sped past.
In the impact, Sevika was thrown off the vehicle and sustained head injuries. She was rushed to the Government Royapettah Hospital where the doctors pronounced her brought dead. Anandan, who was wearing a helmet, escaped with minor injuries.
The Traffic Investigation Wing of the Pondy Bazaar police station has filed a case and is inspecting the footage of the closed circuit television cameras fixed on the road for identifying the truck.
