Brake failure: Truck rams into bikes near Basin Bridge; kills 2, injures 2

CHENNAI: Two persons were killed and two others were injured in a road accident at Basin Bridge on Monday morning after a truck carrying ration supplies rammed into multiple bikes at a traffic signal near Moolakothalam junction.

The police said that the accident happened around 9.30 am. The deceased were C Muralidharan (56) of Mogappair (East) and E Gowthaman (60) of Avadi. Muralidharan was an assistant registrar at the Madras High Court, while Gowthaman worked in a private firm.

They said that the two-wheelers were waiting at the traffic signal when the truck went out of control and crashed into three motorcycles.

The riders got under the wheels of the heavy vehicle and died on impact. Two others injured are identified as Rajeswari (45), a High Court staff, and Balakrishnan (62) of Vyasarpadi. They were admitted to Government Stanley Hospital, where they are undergoing treatment.

Police have arrested the lorry driver, Rajkumar (46) of Koyambedu. Preliminary inquiries have suggested that a brake failure led to the lorry driver losing control of the vehicle.

The Washermenpet Traffic Investigation Wing (TIW) has registered a case and is investigating.