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New Indian Express
31-05-2025
- New Indian Express
Speeding SUV kills eight sheep, dog in Coimbatore
COIMBATORE: Eight sheep and a dog were killed in Coimbatore on Friday morning, after a speeding car collided into the herd on Thanneerpandhal-Vilankurichi Road. Twelve sheep and a shepherd were also injured. The incident occurred at 3 am on the wee hours of Friday. The driver fled from the crime scene without responding to the mishap. The Traffic Investigation Wing (TIW- East) police of Coimbatore city formed a team to trace the car and driver. Police sources said, P Subramaniam (47) of Pappampatti in Coimbatore district was rearing 500 sheep. S Ravichandran (60) of Neikkaranpatti near Palani, was working under Subramaniam as a shepherd. Ravichandran and four other shepherds took the sheep to Athipalayam from Pappampatti for grazing on Friday morning. At around 3 am, when the flock was at Kalaivani Nagar on Thanneerpandhal-Vilankurichi Road, a speeding car hit the herd and killed eight of the sheep and an escort dog on the spot. 12 of the sheep sustained severe injuries. The car also hit Ravichandran, who was admitted to Coimbatore Medical College Hospital (CMCH), said police sources. The TIW police arranged for a postmortem on the sheep and dog. The injured sheep were sent to a nearby veterinary hospital. Police booked a case for further investigation. Police sources said the herd was hit by a white Sports Utility Vehicle. While checking CCTV footage, the registration number of the vehicle was not visible, as there was poor visibility due to the rain.
The Hindu
30-05-2025
- The Hindu
Woman dies in accident caused by underage driver in Coimbatore; vehicle owner arrested
The Coimbatore City Police have arrested the owner of a mini goods carrier after his nephew aged 17 knocked down three persons and one of them died in hospital. The police said that Pilotraj, 46, who owns a rice store at Chinniyampalayam, was arrested based on a complaint lodged by C. Mahali, 55, from Ambedkar Nagar in the locality. The accident took place around 8.45 p.m. on May Tuesday when Mr. Mahali, his wife M. Selvi, 49, and another woman Rangammal, 57, were walking along the side of Avinashi Road. Pilotraj's nephew drove the mini goods carrier and the vehicle knocked down the three persons. The two women sustained head injuries while Mr. Mahali, who works in the housekeeping section of a company at Arasur, suffered minor injuries. They were admitted to Coimbatore Medical College Hospital. The Traffic Investigation Wing (TIW - East) registered a case against Pilotraj and his nephew under various Sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Motor Vehicles Act. The police altered the Sections after Selvi, who worked in the housekeeping section of an eye hospital, died without responding to treatment on Thursday. S. Amutha, Inspector of TIW West (in-charge of East), said Pilotraj was arrested for allowing the minor boy to drive the vehicle and leading to the fatal accident. Pilotraj was produced before a court on Thursday and the magistrate remanded him in judicial custody for 15 days.
