CHENNAI: A speeding car mowed down two people boarding a share autorickshaw on the East Coast Road near Mamallapuram on Sunday.
Witnesses said the car going towards Puducherry dashed against an autorickshaw, which rammed into another autorickshaw in front of it. The two people who died were getting into the second vehicle at the time of impact. Four others, including a woman who was in the car, have been hospitalised with injuries.
Police are looking for the car driver, who fled the scene.
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Police said preliminary investigations showed that the car driver may have swerved to avoid a biker.
The deceased were identified as Annamalai, 52, of Vayalur village and a migrant worker, Sambal Lal, 55, who was a security guard at a farmhouse on ECR.
Several people in the area said share autorickshaw drivers ignored traffic rules and parked where they pleased, blocking the carriageway.
"They also abruptly stop in the middle of the road without giving any indication to the vehicles behind. These erring autorickshaw drivers should be booked," said Shakunthala, a regular commuter.
