Bizman, ATM guard lose life to rash driving on Avinashi Road

A 28-year-old businessman and a 52-year-old security guard were killed on Sunday morning after the car the former was travelling in hit a moped near PSG Sarvajana School on Avinashi Road and came to a halt dashing against the school compound wall.

The deceased were identified as R Deepak, 28, of Alamelu Nagar on Kamarajar Road near Uppilipalayam and T Kenley, 54, of Sripathi Nagar near Ramanathapuram.

Police said Deepak was travelling with his friend Gautham, of Tirupur, in a luxury car. Gautham was at the wheels. He was allegedly driving at a high speed and lost control of the vehicle, which hit the moped that Kenley was riding near PSG Sarvajana School on Avinashi Road.

Kenley, a security guard with a private bank ATM centre on Pioneer Mill Road, was thrown off from the moped and died on the spot.

The car, meanwhile, car rammed into a compound wall of the school and rolled over thrice. The two air bags of the car were opened in the impact. Both Deepak and Gautham sustained severe head injuries and were rushed to the

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