A 14-year-old Class IX student was crushed to death after a private school bus ran over him on Tirupattur-Pudupettai main road on Wednesday.
The police identified the victim as P. Diwakar, a resident of Bharathidasan Nagar near Tirupattur town. Along with his friend S. Ajay,18, Diwakar, who was a pillion rider, was on his way to the local market to buy vegetables. Ajay lost control of the two-wheeler which skidded on the stretch.
In the impact, Diwakar fell from the bike and went under the front wheel of a private school bus, which was coming in the opposite direction. Diwakar died on the spot while his friend sustained minor injuries. Initial inquiry revealed that Diwakar often visits his grandmother and stays there for a few days before he returns to his house, which was also located in the adjacent locality. He was the youngest among two sons of K. Prabhakaran, an autorickshaw driver.
Based on alert, Tirupattur taluk police rushed to the spot. The body of the student was sent to the Government Medical College Hospital in Tirupattur town for post-mortem. Later, the police arrested Mohammed Samiullah, 49, the school bus driver. A case has been registered. Further investigation is on.
