CHENNAI: A bike-borne duo driving in the wrong direction was run over by a truck near Madhavaram on Tuesday night as they fell on the road after colliding head-on with another two-wheeler.
The deceased were identified as M Lakshmi Narayanan (22) and S Kamesh of Manali. The incident happened around 5.30 pm near Kosappur junction. The duo who was driving in the wrong direction on the 200-ft road towards the junction collided with a two-wheeler ridden by Vivek of Madhavaram head-on.
While the duo lost balance and fell on the road, a truck that followed Vivek’s bike ran over them and killed them on the spot. Madhavaram traffic investigation police registered a case and arrested the lorry driver, Ramalu of Andhra.
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