A ninth standard student was killed after she was hit by a autorickshaw when she tried to cross the busy Arakkonam - Kancheepuram Main Road, at Palanipettai village near Arakkonam town in Ranipet.
Police said the deceased was identified as P. Hari Priya (14), a resident of Palanipettai village. She was studying at Government Higher Secondary School in the town. Initial inquiry revealed that Priya was returning home after school hours by foot. As she tried to cross the stretch, an autorickshaw hit her.
