CHENNAI: In a tragic road accident, a couple died after a car rammed into the bike they were travelling near Avadi on Thursday morning. The car, driven by a government doctor attached to a primary health centre in Soranchery, hit a centre median and overturned after the accident, the police said. The couple died on the spot. The police said that the doctor told them he suffered seizures and fell unconscious while driving. A case under sections 281, 106(i), and 125(b) of the BNS has been registered.
The Avadi Traffic Investigation Wing (TIW) police said the couple – A Ariuvarasan (41) and A Saranya (36) – were employed in different private firms and had twin sons, the police said. On Thursday morning, the duo was heading to their work on their two wheeler when the accident took place on the Avadi-Poonamallee Road, the police said. Only Arivarasan was wearing a helmet, the police said.
“Around 10.10am, as the duo were near Vasantham Nagar in Avadi, a car driven by Dr Parry Marx hit their two wheeler from behind. It then hit the centre median and fell sideways. Due to the impact, Ariuvarasan hit a load van nearby and Saranya was crushed beneath the car,” a police source said.
On information, the police recovered the bodies and sent them to a nearby hospital where they were declared dead. Parry was admitted to a government hospital in Avadi and was referred to Government Kilpauk Medical College Hospital for further treatment where he is stable, the police said.
“During inquiries, Parry’s wife told us that he suffered from seizures since his teens. We are probing to find out how he was allowed to drive despite his condition,” the source said.