Chennai: Four people, including a couple and a six-year-old schoolboy, were killed and five others injured in three separate road accidents in Chennai and Chengalpet district on Tuesday and Wednesday.In the first accident on Wednesday morning, Velu (41), his wife Kavitha (38), and their four-year-old son, natives of Munungampattu village near Cheyyar in Tiruvannamalai district, were traveling on a two-wheeler when an M-sand-laden tipper rammed their vehicle from behind near Meyyur junction on the Tiruchirappalli-Chennai National Highway. The couple, who were wearing helmets, died on the spot.Police said the couple, who worked in Chennai, had visited their native village for Diwali and were returning to the city when the accident occurred. Their son escaped with minor injuries. The Padalam police registered a case and are searching for the absconding driver.In another incident on Wednesday afternoon, Miliran (6), a Class 1 student at a private school near Vandalur railway station, was killed after a speeding van lost control and rammed two motorcycles – including the one on which he was riding pillion – on the Vandalur flyover.Police said his father, Saravanan, a resident of the Vandalur Zoological Park quarters, was taking him to school when the accident occurred. While the boy died on the spot, his father and another motorist sustained severe injuries.Meanwhile, in Villivakkam on Tuesday night, Anbazhagan, a 45-year-old pedestrian from Villivakkam, was killed and two others were critically injured after a speeding water tanker rammed a two-wheeler and people waiting at a bus stop near the Villivakkam signal around 10 pm.Police arrested the tanker driver, Ajith Kumar (27), a native of Mayiladuthurai district who was working on contract for the Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (CMWSSB). During questioning, the driver claimed that the accident occurred due to brake failure. The Villivakkam traffic investigation wing police have registered a case and are investigating.
