Birthday celebrations turn fatal as 18-yr-old, friend die in road accident near Mahabs

Ilaya Surya turned 18 on Tuesday and had planned to celebrate his birthday with friends in Puducherry. Thegroup started off from one of the friend’s house in Arumbakkam after midnight in a car which the 25-year-old Raj Kumar — employee of a private firm in Ramapuram — had borrowed from his cousin.

They were speeding on the East Coast Road (ECR) and Raj was behind the wheels. Around 3.30 am when they were near Kadambadi village, Raj tried to overtake a truck in front of them when an SETC bus coming from the opposite direction collided with them.

In the impact, the car flew off the road and fell into a bit by the roadside. When the Mahabalipuram police arrived at the spot found Ilaya, who was at the front seat and Raj dead while the other 18-year-olds — Fraklin and Sarath — were injured. Driver of the SETC bus, Rajesh, and conductor Balu also suffered injuries and the front of the bus was severely damaged.

The police registered a case, retrieved the bodies and sent them for post-mortem examination at Chengalpattu Government Hospital. Those hurt were also admitted there.