CHENNAI : Two men on a motorcycle were injured after their vehicle was involved in an accident at Royapettah on Friday night. Sadagopan Rajesh, brother of former cricketer Sadagopan Ramesh, was driving his car to reach home at Mandaveli when the accident occurred. Police said, “Rajesh was driving the car and two men on a bike were riding ahead of him. The motorcycle was driven in a zig-zag manner while climbing the Royapettah bridge. Rajesh’s car hit the rear of the bike and the two men along with the bike dashed onto another car.”
The victims were identified as S Venkatesh (40) from Kodambakkam and B Mohammed Rafiq (45) from Royapettah. The duo were stated to be under influence of liquor and were admitted in a hospital at Royapettah.Police said that since the fault was not on Rajesh’s part, we let him go. Mohammed Umar, owner of the other car, filed a complaint with Adyar traffic investigation wing.