Lorry hits nursery van, 2 kids hurt

Follow us:WhatsappFacebookTwitterTelegram.cls-1{fill:#4d4d4d;}.cls-2{fill:#fff;}Google NewsTwo students were injured when a tipper lorry hit a nursery school van at Manimangalam near Tambaram on Monday. While the driver escaped, angry residents damaged the lorry.Police said Raguvaran was picking up children in the school van that allegedly belonged to a nursery school at Manimangalam.The driver halted the vehicle at 3.45 am at the Sriperumbadur-Tambaram road at Chetpet village to pick children from a stop when a tipper lorry carrying boulders hit the van from behind. Police said at least 10 children were inside the vehicle at that point. The children fell off their seats in the impact leaving two children, Pavithra (6) and Tamilselvan (9) injured. Both sustained injuries on their forehead.People living in the neighbourhood gathered and helped the children get out of the school van. The lorry driver abandoned the vehicle, which was damaged by an angry mob, and suffered a broken windshield. Police have registered a case and are investigating.Train hits studentA class XII student was injured after being hit by an Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) train, when he allegedly attempted to cross a railway track near Mambalam railway station, here on Monday. According to a Railway Protection Force source, Kannan (16) was returning from school at 3.45 pm when he was hit by a Beach-bound EMU, as he attempted to cross the track. He was rushed to Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital  for treatment.Rash driver bookedA call-taxi driver was arrested for reckless and rash driving, and damaging over 10 vehicles, and for leaving two injured near Guindy on Sunday. Police said Gunasekaran (40), from Velachery, who was drunk, was returning home when he lost control of his vehicle and hit two motorbikes, three cycles and two autorickshaws that were parked on the road. The accident left two injured. A few youngsters chased and caught hold of Gunasekaran and handed him over to police. A case was registered and the driver was arrested.first published:August 14, 2012, 11:19 ISTlast updated:August 14, 2012, 11:19 IST 
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