CHENNAI: A two-wheeler collision with a lorry in Kancheepuram killed two teenage boys and injured their mother on Tuesday night.
Glory (38) of Baluchetty Chatiram in Kancheepuram was separated from her husband and was living with her two sons, Yuvaraj (18) and Santhosh (16). The elder son was a first-year college student, and the second son was a class 11 student. Glory works as a wage worker.
On Tuesday night, Glory, along with her two sons, went to the weekly market in Kilambi village to purchase groceries. Around 9.30 pm, when they were returning on the Kilambi-Kancheepuram road near Sevilimedu, Yuvaraj, who was riding the bike, rammed into the lorry, which was parked on the roadside. On the impact, all three of them suffered severe injuries, and Yuvaraj and Santhosh died on the spot with head injuries.
Glory was admitted to the Kancheepuram GH for treatment. According to the police, as it was dark and raining, Yuvaraj had failed to notice the lorry. The Baluchetty Chatiram police have registered a case and are searching for the lorry driver who is missing.