TIRUCHY: Musiri Revenue Divisional Officer (RDO) died after her official vehicle collided with a government TNSTC bus and a JCB, following a tyre burst near Jeeyapuram in Tiruchy district.
The deceased was P Aramutha Devasena (55) from Mettupatti village in Pudukkottai district. The driver, V Prabhakar (51) from Thuraiyur, was seriously injured.
According to police sources, Aramutha Devasena has been the RDO of Musiri for over a year. On Thursday morning, she was travelling in her official vehicle to attend a meeting at the Tiruchy District Collectorate. The vehicle was driven by Prabhakar.
While approaching Kadiyakurichy near Jeeyapuram on the Karur-Tiruchy National Highway, the vehicle’s right tyre burst. As a consequence, Prabhakar lost control of the vehicle, which collided with a government mofussil bus heading towards Tiruppur and then hit a JCB on the left side of the road. In this, Aramutha Devasena died on the spot, and Prabhakar sustained serious injuries.
On receiving the information, Jeeyapuram police rushed to the spot, rescued Prabhakar, and sent him to Tiruchy Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Government Hospital (MGMGH) for treatment. The body of the deceased was also sent to the same hospital for post-mortem.
Police have registered a case and are investigating the incident.