DHARMAPURI: An 82-year-old woman died on Saturday, days after being hit by a speeding horse carriage near Pappireddipatti in Dharmapuri district.The deceased has been identified as M Kuttachi of Menasi village. The accident happened on Nov 5 when Kuttachi was walking towards the Menasi bus stand to drink tea from a shop there.The horse carriage, driven by Sivanesh,35, struck her. The horse and cart ran over her, causing severe injuries on her head, arms and legs. The cart also hit K Gunam, 62, who was walking towards his farm, severely injuring his hip and legs.Residents took both of them to Pappireddipatti Govt Hospital. “Kuttachi was later shifted to Dharmapuri Government Medical College and Hospital, where she died on Saturday,” said an officer at the Pappireddipatti police station.After the postmortem, her body was taken to Menasi. Kin placed her body on the Dharmapuri-Pappireddipatti Road near the Menasi bus stand and blocked traffic for more than an hour demanding the arrest of the coachman. The Pappireddipatti police held talks with the protesters, who later moved the body to near Sivanesh’s house and said they would not conduct the burial until he was arrested.The relatives withdrew the protest after prolonged police negotiations and proceeded with the last rites.Police registered a case and began investigations.Sivanesh is involved in livestock rearing and buying, training and selling racehorses.
