More fatalities due to accidents in Madurai city roads involve two-wheelers

Madurai Two persons, riding on a motorbike, were killed when they were crushed by the rear wheels of

Two persons, riding on a motorbike, were killed when they were crushed by the rear wheels of a TNSTC bus on Tirupparankundram Road on Wednesday night.

Police investigation revealed that driver of a car suddenly made a slight right turn after he found a mound of soil dumped on road margin. The two-wheeler rider, who was caught unawares by the sudden movement of car, hit the bike on it and both fell on the road and within no time they were crushed to death, a police officer said.

“At least a “ road work under progress” board along with proper demarking with tapes could have made road users more alert about the impending danger.

Fatal accidents involving two-wheelers are not new to Madurai city. Almost 50% of the fatalities out of the 150-odd deaths that had happened on the city roads in 2022 were involving two-wheeler riders or pillion riders.

And traffic police officers attribute rash driving, wrong way of overtaking, sudden lane jumping to common causes of fatal accidents.

At the recently held DISHA meeting many of the members complained about bad roads which were causing inconveniece to road users.

“A pillion rider was killed on Dindigul Road two months back due to a minor jerk in the bike when the rider tried to avoid a pothole on the road,” the police officer said.