Chennai: A 63-year-old woman was killed and her husband sustained injuries after a water tanker truck rammed their motorcycle from behind near Pallikaranai. Police arrested the tanker driver in connection with the accident.The deceased was identified as Indumathi, 63, a resident of Radha Nagar, Fifth Main Road, Perumbakkam. Her husband, Balachandar, 67, was riding the motorcycle when the accident occurred.Police said the couple were returning home along Velachery Main Road when the tanker hit their motorcycle near Mayilai Balaji Nagar in Pallikaranai.In the impact, both were thrown off the vehicle. Indumathi came under the wheels of the tanker and suffered severe injuries, while Balachandar sustained minor injuries.Passersby rushed the couple to a private hospital, where doctors declared Indumathi dead. Balachandar is undergoing treatment. On receiving information, Pallikaranai traffic investigation wing recovered the woman’s body and sent it to Tambaram Government Hospital for postmortem examination.Police registered a case and arrested the tanker driver, identified as Chinnarasu, 31, a native of Harichandrapuram in Tiruvarur district. Further investigation is on.
