CHENNAI: A 17-year-old college student died and his friend sustained injuries after their bike rammed into a median on GST Road near St Thomas Mount on Monday night.
The deceased was identified as S Kishore of Hastinapuram, a first-year BSc student at a private college in Pallavaram. His father, Sivakumar, runs a travel agency.
On Monday night, Kishore and his friend Anos (19) were heading to Anna Nagar on a bike to visit a friend.
The police said that Anos, who was riding the bike, lost control while turning at the Asarkana junction and crashed into the median around 10.30 pm. Both suffered severe injuries, and Kishore died on the spot due to a head injury.
The St Thomas Mount traffic investigation police rushed to the spot and moved Anos to the Royapettah Government Hospital, where he is undergoing treatment in the ICU.
Kishore’s body was sent to the Chromepet GH for a post-mortem examination. A case has been registered, and further investigation is on.
According to the police, neither of them was wearing a helmet, and if they had used helmets, it could have saved them from the head injuries, they said.