Government schoolteacher killed as car rams two-wheeler near Arani

A 48-year-old teacher at Government Primary School was killed after a car rammed a two-wheeler he was riding in Naidumangalam village on Saturday.

The deceased teacher was identified as C. Rajendran, a resident of Naidumangalam village, working at the Government Primary School in the village. He was returning home in the two-wheeler on Chittoor – Cuddalore Highway. As he tried to take a right turn on a busy stretch, the car hit the two-wheeler.

In the impact, he died on the spot. Other motorists and passersby alerted Kalasapakkam police, who reached the spot. The mangled car was seized. Special teams were formed to nab the car driver and a probe is under way.