Date:09/07/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/07/09/stories/2008070959340300.htm

Tamil Nadu - Chennai

Corporation driver involved in accident suspended

Staff Reporter

Chennai: The Chennai Corporation on Tuesday suspended van driver S.Ramamurthy who was involved in an accident in which a two-wheeler rider was killed in Triplicane on Monday.

Ramamurthy drove the ladder-mounted, streetlight repair vehicle which ran over K. Vageesan who was riding his two-wheeler back home on Monday morning.

The police said the speeding van was on the wrong lane.

Apart from the suspension, Corporation officials also said that Ramamurthy’s driver’s licence would be revoked. The driver was earlier involved in an accident, in which a tender coconut seller died.