Class 12 Student Killed, 4 Friends Hurt After Speeding Car Overturns
The deceased was identified as Naren, son of Babu of MMDA Colony in Arumbakkam. According to police, Naren and four of his schoolmates went to Tambaram, borrowing a friend's car.
CHENNAI: A 17-year-old class 12 student was killed and four of his friends were injured after their speeding car overturned near Tharapakkam, close to Kundrathur, on the Tambaram–Maduravoyal bypass road on Saturday night.
The deceased was identified as Naren, son of Babu of MMDA Colony in Arumbakkam. According to police, Naren and four of his schoolmates went to Tambaram, borrowing a friend's car. After having tea at a roadside shop, they were returning home at high speed when the driver lost control near Tharapakkam. The car climbed over the road median, rammed a tree and overturned onto the carriageway on the opposite side.
Motorists who witnessed the accident rescued the occupants and alerted the police. Personnel from the Chromepet traffic investigation wing arrived and shifted the four injured students to the Chromepet Government Hospital.
Naren, however, died on the spot. His body was handed over to the relatives after postmortem. The police have registered a case and investigation is underway