CHENNAI: A tragic incident came to the light from Chennai. On Wednesday evening, an 11-year-old boy who was riding pillion on a bike was run over by an MTC bus at Kamarajar Salai in Ashok Nagar. According to the police, the incident occurred after the MTC bus hit the handle of the bike he was riding pillion, police said. S Sai Suriya, a resident of P T Rajan Salai, K K Nagar, was on his way to attend a tuition class when the accident took place. Son of Lakshmipathy who runs a medical shop, Suriya was a Class V student of a private school in Ashok Nagar. Like most other days, an employee from the medical shop was riding the two-wheeler Surya was riding pillion.
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Suddenly, the MTC bus which came from the opposite direction hit the handle of the bike. As Suriya fell down and his leg got stuck in the bike and he could not move. The MTC bus ran over the boy, killing him on the spot. The employee of the shop escaped unhurt.
The 17 D bus (Broadway to K K Nagar) had at least 50 passengers. He sustained severe head injuries, police said. The passengers and passers-by who witnessed the accident came to Surya’s rescue and took him to a nearby private hospital where he was declared brought dead. Police sent the body for postmortem to Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital. Police registered a case under IPC Section 304 (A) (causing death due to negligence) against the bus driver and are investigating.