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Two sisters killed by bike on Thiruvananthapuram bypass
Two sisters were killed after a motorcycle hit them while they crossed National Highway 66 (NH 66) bypass road at Karimbuvila junction near Thiruvallam in Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday morning, August 9, 2026.…
The Story in Brief
Two sisters were killed after a motorcycle hit them while they crossed National Highway 66 (NH 66) bypass road at Karimbuvila junction near Thiruvallam in Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday morning, August 9, 2026. The deceased were identified as Shanthamma (62) and Vijayamm (70).
The police said the women, on their way to a temple in Nagercoil, were holding hands while crossing from the service road when the bike hit them around 7 a.m. Passersby rushed them to hospital, but they succumbed. The city police have launched a hunt for the rider and are investigating, including the vehicle's speed.
The Indian Opinion
Every road death is a family tragedy, but this one carries an extra sting. Two elderly sisters, hand in hand, on a routine temple trip, struck down on a national highway that cuts through their neighbourhood. The narrative will quickly turn to jaywalking, yet the real question is why a bypass has no safe pedestrian crossing at a busy junction. Watch for the police investigation's findings on the bike's speed and the rider's arrest. That will tell us if this was a preventable death or just another statistic in India's road-safety failure.
Source: thehindu.com
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