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Five injured as lorry hits SUV on Chennai-Bengaluru Highway
Five persons were injured when a lorry carrying liquor bottles hit an SUV on the Chennai-Bengaluru Highway (NH 48) near Ambur in Tirupattur on Friday. The SUV, hired by a family of…
Five persons were injured when a lorry carrying liquor bottles hit an SUV on the Chennai-Bengaluru Highway (NH 48) near Ambur in Tirupattur on Friday. The SUV, hired by a family of four to travel to Tirupati, was climbing onto the carriageway when the lorry collided with it.
The injured include the SUV driver S. Kannan, 31, and the hirer K. Silabarasan, 35, along with his wife and two children. The lorry driver T. Jeevanatham, 59, was unhurt. Passersby took the injured to Government Taluk Hospital in Ambur. Police have registered a case and an investigation is underway.
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The stretch of NH 48 near Ambur is a known accident-prone zone, with heavy truck traffic and frequent lane merging. Under the Motor Vehicles Act 1988, the lorry driver can be booked for negligent driving if the investigation finds he failed to maintain safe distance or speed. The injured family's medical bills and compensation claims will likely be processed under the third-party insurance of the lorry, which is mandatory for all commercial vehicles under the 1988 Act. The next step will be the police filing a chargesheet, usually within 60 days of the accident date.
Source: thehindu.com
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