The 18-year-old was on the footboard as the bus was crowded; he was run over by the rear wheel of the bus when he fell
The 18-year-old was on the footboard as the bus was crowded; he was run over by the rear wheel of the bus when he fell
An 18-year-old college student was crushed to death after accidentally falling from a Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC) bus while travelling on the footboard, on Wednesday.
The victim has been identified as B. Sanjay, a resident of Mahaveer Nagar, Urapakkam. He was in the first year of his BSc at a private college in Padur. He used to take the MTC bus from his house to the college. After the Deepavali holidays, he went to his college on Wednesday morning. Since the bus was crowded, he was travelling on the footboard of the front door of the bus (MTC Bus-route no 515) bound to Thiruporur from Tambaram. Suddenly, he lost his grip on the handle and fell from the moving bus. The rear wheel of the bus ran over him. He died on the spot.
On receipt of the information, Traffic Investigation Police, Tambaram reached the spot and started an investigation. The body was sent to the Government Chromepet Hospital.
