Driving in wrong direction kills three in two accidents

The deceased were identified as Lakshya (7) of Ambedkar Nagar in Kodungaiyur, M John Jebaraj (21) of Chinna Mathur and Swarnarani (21) of Madhavaram.

According to the police, Lakshya, a Class 3 student, was riding pillion with her father Chandilyan, when the fatal accident happened around 10.30 pm on Saturday. They were returning home after shopping. In order to avoid taking a U-turn, Chandilyan drove in the wrong direction on the one-way road.

When they were under the bridge at Moolakadai on GNT Road, another two-wheeler collided head on with their vehicle and all three fell on the road. While Chandilyan and Lakshya were rushed to the hospital, the man on the other motorbike escaped from the spot.

Lakshya was declared dead on arrival and her body was sent to the Stanley Medical College Hospital for autopsy. The Madhavaram Traffic investigation police registered a case and are searching for the other motorist.

In second accident near Manjambakkam junction near Madhavaram, M John Jebaraj (21) was riding a bike with his colleague Swarnarani (21) as pillion on Sunday morning. They were on their way to a church when a lorry ran over them. The police said that Jebaraj was driving against the flow of traffic on the one-way road to reach the church fast.

“They collided with a bike that was coming out of a petrol bunk and fell on the road. A tipper lorry ran over them and they died on the spot,” said a police officer. The Madhavaram traffic police have registered a case and are investigating