MADURAI: On Thursday morning two Police officers died after a two wheeler they were travelling on collided with a truck near Devadhanapatti in Theni district of Tamil Nadu The deceased Police officers were identified as Sivanandi, 30, of Uthupatti and Sangeethkumar, 30, of Gudalur in Theni. The officers were working with the Armed Police battalion in Palani, they were recruited three years ago in the service. The accident took place on the bypass road at 6.15 am when they were going for work. Sivanandi was riding the two-wheeler and when he tried to overtake a vehicle the accident took place. The two-wheeler collided with a sand-laden truck that was coming from the opposite direction. Sivanandi died on the spot while Sangeethkumar died succumbing to his injuries when he was being rushed to Theni Medical College Hospital. “Sivanandi was wearing a helmet, but it did not save him. The helmet he wore broke into pieces”, a police officer said. The truck was going to Theni from Trichy. The truck driver, Ganesan, escaped from the scene after leaving the vehicle behind, the officer added. A case was registered against Ganesan and a search was on to nab him, Police said.]]>
