Underage driver, student killed in road accident

Coimbatore: A school student and a polytechnic college student died near Podanur here on Sunday after the underage driver lost control over the scooter they were travelling on and met with an accident. Another 15-year-old boy suffered minor injuries in the incident. Police identified the deceased as S Ashik Basha,

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of Sai Nagar at Podanur

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and M Mohammed Nazhir

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16

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of Athupalam. M Mohammed

Askar, who suffered injuries, is being treated at the Coimbatore Medical College and Hospital (CMCH). Basha, a first year student in a polytechnic college, was riding the scooter. “The trio was on their way to home from Podanur around 12.10am,” a police officer said. TNN