Date:11/10/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/10/11/stories/2008101159490300.htm

Tamil Nadu - Madurai

Freak accident on busy highway leads to protest

Special Correspondent

Motorcyclist loses control after stopped by police

MADURAI: Traffic on the busy Tirupparankundram Road came to a grinding halt after the public resorted to a road blockade protesting against the death of a motorist.

The agitators said that Suresh alias Suresh Kumar (32) of Chokalingam Nagar, who was proceeding towards Tirupparankundram, was allegedly stopped by a policemen at the Pasumalai check-post. Suresh lost control and a bus coming in the opposite direction hit the two-wheeler. He died on the spot.

As the news spread, some colleagues of Suresh Kumar, working in a private company, and passers-by gathered near the check-post and shouted slogans against the policeman. A few among the crowd pelted stones at the check-post and at the bus involved in the accident.

After 90 minutes of traffic hold-up, the police assured of action following which the crowd dispersed.