The deceased Athiran (4) and Kaushik (2) were sons of the couple Selvam and Sumalatha and the accident happened when returning home from a relative’s house. While Selvam, a car driver, rode the bike, Sumalatha was riding pillion, with two kids sitting on the fuel tank.

When the bike was on the Poonamallee high road, Selvam hit a tricycle from behind in a bid to overtake the vehicle. In the impact, Athiran and Kaushik fell on the middle of the road and were run over by a van that came from behind. While they died on the spot, Selvam suffered a fracture in his leg and Sumalatha escaped unhurt. Koyambedu traffic investigation retrieved the bodies and sent them for post-mortem. Van driver, P Ramaiah of Tenkasi, has been detained.

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