Chennai: A 47-year-old woman riding pillion on her husband’s motorcycle was run over by a water tanker on Arcot Road in Valsaravakkam on Tuesday morning. Her husband escaped unhurt.The deceased was identified as Nirmala, 47, wife of Sivakumar, 56, a resident of Ganga Nagar near Valasaravakkam. The couple has two sons, Sathish and Mahesh. Police said the couple was heading to a Murugan temple in Valasaravakkam around 10am when a water tanker rammed their motorcycle from behind on Arcot Road.Following the impact, Nirmala, who was riding pillion, lost her balance and fell onto the road, under the truck’s wheels and died on the spot. Sivakumar escaped unhurt. On receiving information, personnel from Maduravoyal traffic investigation wing recovered the body and sent it to Government Kilpauk Medical College Hospital (KMCH) for postmortem. The truck driver Poovarasan, 30, surrendered at Valasaravakkam police station.Police have registered a case and are investigating.
