Two girls were killed after a container lorry hit the two-wheeler they were riding from behind on Chennai-Bangalore Highway (NH48) in Ambur on Thursday. The police suspect that rash driving by lorry driver S. Jayaseelan, 29, may be the reason for the accident.
The police said on Thursday, D. Jayashree, 16, a Class XI student, and her younger sister, D. Varsha Shri, 11, a class VI student, were riding pillion with their father, V. Dhandapani, 44, when the container lorry, heading to Chennai from Hosur, hit the two-wheeler from behind. The lorry crashed into the steel separator. The children were caught under the wheels while Mr. Dhandapani sustained serious injuries.
The incident happened around 8.30 a.m. Other motorists took Mr. Dhandapani to the Government Taluk Hospital in Ambur. Based on the alert, local police nabbed the lorry driver and shifted the bodies to the government hospital. A case has been registered.
