CHENNAI: A nine-year-old girl died near Vanagaram on Friday after a lorry knocked down the two-wheeler she was travelling on. Her father sustained injuries. The lorry driver has been arrested.
According to Koyambedu Traffic Investigation Wing (TIW) police, the girl, S Ramya Yudha, was a Class V student at a private school in Thiruverkadu. She and father M Sukumar (44) were on their way to a relative's house in Vanagaram.
When they reached the Maduravoyal-Poonamallee Highway near Vanagaram, a pedestrian tried to cross the road and Sukumar applied brakes suddenly. He lost control of the vehicle and both fell. A lorry coming from behind them ran over Ramya.
On information, Koyambedu TIW police sent Ramya Yudha's body to Government Kilpauk Medical College Hospital for autopsy. The police registered a case and arrested truck driver Perumal (36).