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Two Road Accidents Kill Police Officer and Teenager in Tamil Nadu
Reported by Danish Ansari (Fact-Checker) · The Hindu - National ·
Reported by one source so far
Photo: Wikimedia CommonsTwo separate road accidents in Tiruvannamalai and Ranipet districts left a police sub-inspector and a school student dead on Tuesday.
The Incidents
R. Parthiban, a 50-year-old sub-inspector posted at the Vada Vanakkampadi police station, died after an unidentified vehicle hit his two-wheeler. He was returning from temple festival security duty near Vandavasi town. In the second incident in Ranipet, 15-year-old class X student R. Monish was riding home with his sister on a two-wheeler when a van struck them on the Banavaram-Nemili Road. Monish died of his injuries after being taken to the hospital.
Context
Road safety and two-wheeler accidents remain a major concern across highways and rural roads in India. Police officers on night or festival patrol duties often face high traffic risks while commuting on two-wheelers.
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