TRICHY: Rampant encroachment of pedestrian platforms across commercial streets in Trichy city have put residents and visitors at risk of being mowed down by speeding vehicles. The encroachments have also dashed hopes of introducing public transport through certain unexplored roads.
A 40-year-old woman, who was walking on the encroached Pattabiraman street in Thennur, sustained grievous head injuries after being knocked down by a speeding bike recently. She was leaving the private nursing home where she was working, when two youths on a high-end bike rammed her. She was admitted to MGMGH with grievous head injuries.
