Lorry driver killed after vehicle overturns on Chennai–Bengaluru highway in Ranipet
Ranipet: A 50-year-old truck driver died after his vehicle toppled and crashed into a pit on the Chennai-Bengaluru Highway (NH 48) near Vannivedu hamlet in Walajah, Ranipet district, on Tuesday.
The police identified the driver as S Velusamy who is a resident of Karur. Initial inquiry by police revealed that the accident happened at 5.30 a.m., when Velusamy was driving from Bengaluru to Chennai. Officers suspect that he dozed off while driving, causing him to lose control of the vehicle. The truck drove off the road and crashed into a roadside pit.
Velusamy died on the spot and motorists passing by noticed the overturned vehicle. They alerted the Walajah police. Police personnel arranged for the lorry to be lifted from the pit.
The body of the truck driver has been sent to the Government Medical College Hospital in Vellore for postmortem.
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Massive fire destroys 10 fishing boats in Kerala's Kollam
Kollam (Kerala) (PTI): Around 10 fishing boats, anchored in Ashtamudi Lake here, were gutted as a massive fire broke out in the early hours of Sunday, police said.
The incident happened in the Kureepuzha area under the Anchalumood police station limit.
According to police, the blaze was first spotted past midnight, and the boats anchored in a row caught fire.
Local people and fire force personnel pressed into action to check the further spread.
"As per the preliminary assessment, around 10 boats were destroyed completely. The exact cause is yet to be identified, but a gas cylinder blast is suspected," a police officer said.
No casualty has been reported so far, police added.
