A 22-year-old woman who was attempting to dodge a pothole on the road close to Chennai fell from her bike and was killed by a truck. The incident happened close to Maduravoyal, and authorities are searching for the truck driver who sped away.
The victim, named Shobhana, was employed by the private corporation Zoho as an engineer. On Tuesday, she was on her way to drop off her brother at college for his NEET coaching class.
She fell down after trying to negotiate pothole-filled road
She stumbled as she attempted to negotiate a treacherous section of pothole-filled road in Maduravoyal, and both commuters tumbled from the two-wheeler. A truck transporting sand that was traveling behind her was unable to halt in time. Shobana was tragically killed instantly when the truck ran over her, but her brother miraculously survived.
Manhunt for the truck driver is on
Once they arrived, Poonamallee police removed Shobana's body and took it to Porur Government Hospital for an autopsy. They are searching for the truck driver, who fled the scene. The CEO of Zoho, Sridhar Vembu, posted on Twitter that Shobana's death was due to the poor roads.
CEO of Zoho, Sridhar Vembu, tweets
“One of our engineers, Ma Shobana’s died tragically when her scooter skidded in the heavily potholed roads near Maduravoyal in Chennai. She was taking her younger brother to school. Our bad roads have caused a traffic loss to get family and Zoho”, tweeted Sridhar Vembu.
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