Subhasri Ravi, a 23-year-old techie was killed at Palliakarani in Chennai, when a hoarding erected on the road’s divider fell on her on Thursday. Subhasri had been riding her two-wheeler on the 200-feet Radial stretch along the Thuraipakkam- Pallavaram road. Subhasri lost her balance, and as the bike veered off, she fell on the middle of the road. Eyewitnesses told the media that a tanker lorry that had been coming from behind, rammed into the young woman.
Though she was rushed to the hospital, she died within an hour. The hoardings had been erected on either sides of the road and on the divider by former AIADMK Councillor and Kancheepuram East MGR Mandram Assistant Secretary S Jayagopal to announce his son’s wedding. A high-profile wedding that saw even Deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam attending it.
Subhasri who has become the latest victim of political apathy was an B.Tech graduate who was working in an IT company in Perungudi. The 23-year-old was reportedly returning home from her office. She was also planning on going to Canada in October to pursue her higher studies.