Passenger electrocuted in bus mishap on ECR

Police said the accident took place around 4.45 am and the driver appeared to have been engaged in rash driving, as the vehicle steered off from the road to the left before hit the electric pole. 

Police said the electric cables were snapped in the impact and one passenger who tried to get out of the vehicle accidentally came in contact with the live wire and was electrocuted. The deceased passenger has been identified as Vigneshwaran (21), a native of Thiruthuraipoondi. 

Police said the bus seemed to have been overspeeding and the electric police broke in the impact. Fortunately, all other passengers remained inside the bus and escaped being electrocuted. Police said the conductor of the bus was injured badly in the accident. Meanwhile, the driver managed to escape from the scene. Police said the driver was absconding. A hunt has been launched to arrest the driver. The injuries of the other passengers are not seri

ous, police said. Further investigations are on. 

Despite widenning of the stretch of the ECR upto Mamallapuram, accidents continue to occur on a regular basis along the stretch.