Tamil Nadu: SSI, head constable die in accidents

CHENNAI: A special sub-inspector (SSI) and a head constable were killed in two different accidents at Kancheepuram and Tiruvallur on Sunday night. Shanmugham, a SSI from Kodambakkam police station, had gone to 0attend a temple festival at Tiruvannamalai district and was returning home when the accident took place.

According to sources, when he reached Uthiramerur at 7pm, he lost control of his bike and fell into a ditch and died on the spot.

In another incident, a head constable died after being hit by a speeding car on Sunday night. The victim Appan Selvan, 46, was a head constable from Avadi police station. When he reached the panchayat office in Tiruvallur, a car hit an autorickshaw and his bike.

While the passengers in the auto escaped with injuries, Appan Selvan suffered severe head injuries. Though he was rushed to hospital, he died. Police booked the car driver Rohith, 20, on charges of causing death due to negligence.