Cop slips on bad road, run over by corporation garbage truck

  • | Friday | 22nd November, 2019

A 44-year-old head constable was run over by a garbage truck, after his bike fell into a pothole near the Mullai Nagar-SM Road junction. The condition of the road on the stretch where the accident happened is dangerously bad, say motorists. He was working as head constable at the Kodungaiyur police station, and a Level-II intelligence official for MKB Nagar and Vyasarpadi police stations. When the accident happened, he was on his way from Vyasarpadi station to the MKB Nagar office. A garbage truck ran over, crushing him to death,” said an investigating officer.

Sahaya Novinston Lobo By Express News Service CHENNAI: The pathetic condition of city roads has claimed the life of a policeman now. A 44-year-old head constable was run over by a garbage truck, after his bike fell into a pothole near the Mullai Nagar-SM Road junction. The condition of the road on the stretch where the accident happened is dangerously bad, say motorists. It’s filled with gravel and sand, making it slippery, and is frequented by garbage trucks plying to the Kodungaiyur dumpyard. Palani Kumar, the deceased, was a 2003-batch policeman, and resident of St Thomas Mount. He was working as head constable at the Kodungaiyur police station, and a Level-II intelligence official for MKB Nagar and Vyasarpadi police stations. When the accident happened, he was on his way from Vyasarpadi station to the MKB Nagar office. “At 11.45pm, when he was at the junction, his bike slipped over the gravel and went into the pothole. Palani lost control and fell on the road. A garbage truck ran over, crushing him to death,” said an investigating officer.

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