Conductor falls from footboard of a running bus, dies near Tambaram

Published - October 02, 2024 09:30 pm IST - CHENNAI

A 52-year-old conductor of State Transport Corporation bus was killed after he fell down from the footboard of the bus near Tambaram on Wednesday. The Chromepet traffic investigation police have filed a case and are investigating. 

A senior official of the Tambaram police commissionerate said Srinivasan, a native of Tiruvannamalai and a conductor with the Villupuram STC, was travelling on the footboard of the bus, operated from Polur to Tambaram. It was after he made all the passengers alight from the vehicle towards the depot that he slipped and fell down. Srinivasan sustained severe head injuries and was rushed to a private hospital where he was pronounced brought dead. 

The Chromepet traffic police have sent the body to Chromepet Government hospital for a post-mortem. 

0 / 0
Sign in to unlock member-only benefits!
  • Access 10 free stories every month
  • Save stories to read later
  • Access to comment on every story
  • Sign-up/manage your newsletter subscriptions with a single click
  • Get notified by email for early access to discounts & offers on our products
Sign in

Comments

Comments have to be in English, and in full sentences. They cannot be abusive or personal. Please abide by our community guidelines for posting your comments.

We have migrated to a new commenting platform. If you are already a registered user of The Hindu and logged in, you may continue to engage with our articles. If you do not have an account please register and login to post comments. Users can access their older comments by logging into their accounts on Vuukle.