Chennai: Two youths, one of them a minor, died in a road accident involving a two-wheeler and a Puducherry government bus near Guindy on Sunday evening.
The deceased were identified as R. Prashanth, 22, and B. Vijay, 15, both neighbours and residents of Choolaipallam, in MGR Nagar, the police said. Vijay was riding pillion on Prashanth’s bike.
Both of them were school dropouts and made a living by working as daily wage labourers, the police added.
On Sunday, around 4 pm, the duo started from their residence on a two-wheeler and was moving towards Adyar when they met with the accident near Chellammal women’s college in Guindy, the police said.
The police quoted eyewitnesses as saying that the biker was negotiating a right turn near Chellamal college junction when a Puducherry road transport corporation bus hit them on the side.
Prashanth lost control of the vehicle and the two were thrown to the ground. In the impact they suffered grievous injuries.
Locals rushed to their rescue and informed the police.
Guindy traffic investigation police rushed to the spot and sent the injured to government Royapettah hospital, where they were declared brought dead.
“The youths suffered head injuries and had lost a lot of blood,” a police personnel said.
Guindy traffic investigation wing registered a case and arrested the driver of the bus, Rathnam, 46, of Puducherry. Further investigations are on.
