A 28-year-old car driver was arrested after he fatally knocked down a two-wheeler rider on ECR near Neelankarai on Monday (July 6, 2026) night. City Traffic police said K. Raju (45) was a resident of Rajendra Nagar 5th cross street in Neelankarai. He, along with his wife Devi, had gone to a medical shop located on the ECR on Monday night in a two-wheeler and were returning home when a speeding car driven by S. Sasikumar, a resident of Ayanavaram, hit their vehicle.In the accident, Raju sustained severe head injury and died on the spot. Adyar Traffic investigation police, on being alerted, sent the body to Government Royapettah Hospital for post-mortem. The victim’s wife was also admitted to the same hospital. Later, a group of residents took to streets to protest highlighting the several accidents caused due to speeding vehicles and demanding the arrest of the driver. Published - July 07, 2026 04:38 pm IST