A 38-year-old mason succumbed, to injuries he sustained in a road traffic accident, at the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital in Chennai on Saturday, May 11, 2024. The man had fallen from his two-wheeler when it hit rocks that had been placed around drying paddy, on Tindivanam Main Road in Kannkurukkai village near Chengam town in Tiruvannamalai, a few days ago.
Police said that the victim has been identified as K. Gangatharan, a native of Kannkurukkai village. On Tuesday (May 7) evening, he was returning from work, along with his co-worker, on his two-wheeler. On Tindivanam Main Road, his vehicle hit one of the large stones placed to prevent vehicles from driving over the spread-out paddy. He fell from his bike and sustained severe injuries to his head and legs. His co-worker escaped with minor injuries.
Immediately, other motorists and residents informed the Pachal police and called an ambulance. He was admitted to the Government Medical College Hospital in Tiruvannamalai town. Later, he was transferred to the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital in Chennai where he succumbed to his injuries.
