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Two youth, who were heading to Valparai for a picnic, died aft the motorcycle they were riding crashed into the median adjacent Pollachi successful Coimbatore territory connected Sunday (June 14, 2026).
M. Sivashankar (21) of Kuniyamuthur and A. Habib (21) of Anna Nagar astatine Ukkadam died successful the mishap adjacent Cheran Nagar autobus halt connected Coimbatore – Pollachi Road, wrong the limits of Mahalingapuram constabulary station.
The constabulary said the mishap took spot erstwhile Sivashankar, Habib and 2 others were heading to Valparai connected 2 motorcycles. The constabulary said the motorcycle that Sivashankar rode, with Habib connected the pillion seat, crashed into the median astatine 9.20 a.m., erstwhile the erstwhile negotiated a curve astatine a higher speed. The motorcycle was thrown disconnected to the other carriageway and deed a backstage bus.
Sivashankar, who was moving arsenic a two-wheeler mechanic astatine Karumbukadai, died astatine the spot owed to terrible caput injuries contempt wearing a helmet. Habib, an worker of a car accessories store astatine Nehru Stadium, was thrown onto the backstage autobus and died of fatal injuries.
T. Sivakumar (47) of Thammampatti successful Salem, who was travelling connected the footboard of the bus, fell disconnected successful the interaction of the mishap and suffered insignificant facial injuries. He was admitted to the District Headquarters Hospital astatine Pollachi.
The Mahalingapuram constabulary registered a lawsuit successful transportation with the accident.
