Four drunk men on two-wheeler ram tree, 2 die

The deceased were identified as Vishnu (29), the bike rider who was an electrician with a software firm at SRP Tools, and Venkatesan (28), who worked for a travels company in Mount Road. The injured were identified as Bharathi Raja (26) who works for a finance company in Parry’s Corner as an office assistant and Pavadairayan (22), a car driver.

According to the police, the four men from Nochikuppam near Santhome were drinking near a railway track last night. Around 11.30pm, they got on to a two-wheeler despite being in an inebriate condition and drove on Pappanasam Sivan Salai where they lost control and hit a speed breaker.

“The vehicle skid and ran into a tree, colliding against a wall. Vishnu and Venkatesan died on the spot and the bike was also completely mangled,” said police.

The bodies of the deceased were sent to Government Royapettah Hospital for post-mortem examination while the injured are undergoing treatment at the same hospital.

The Adyar Traffic Investigation police has registered a case about the accident and further inquiry is on. None of the riders wore helmet, said police.