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A 35-year-old motorist was deed and tally implicit by a speeding motortruck laden with m-sand adjacent Thirumukkudal successful Uthiramerur, Kancheepuram territory connected Tuesday.
The villagers gathered earlier the Salavakkam Police presumption demanding enactment to forestall repeated roadworthy accidents successful the country owed to the negligence of the proprietor of the lorry and chromatic quarry.
The unfortunate has been identified arsenic S. Sakthivel, 35, a mason from Thirumukkoodal. On Tuesday, helium was travelling with a comparative to prime up his kid from schoolhouse erstwhile a lorry carrying soil deed him. He died connected the spot with terrible caput injuries. Another man, who was travelling with him, sustained superior injuries and was admitted to Chengalpattu Government Hospital.
Following the incident, implicit a 100 villagers blocked the road, refusing to person the body, demanding the contiguous apprehension of the lorry driver, enactment against the lorry owner, and the seizure of the conveyance progressive successful the accident.
Salavakkam constabulary arrived astatine the country and held negotiations with the protesters, assuring due action. The protestation was withdrawn pursuing their promise. Later, Police arrested the lorry operator Shankar, 37 of Tindivanam and seized the lorry.
