Police urge caution as woman dies in accident in Coimbatore

COIMBATORE: Two days after a 25-year-old woman was killed when her shawl got entangled in the rear wheel of the bike she was riding pillion, the city traffic police on Friday requested women to be cautious while travelling on two-wheelers.
S Afrin of Kurichi in the city, an MBA student, was returning home with her friend S Sylesh, 25, after attending a farewell party in the college at Sulur on Wednesday night. When they reached Ravathur Junction on L&T Bypass, Afrin's dupatta got caught in the rear wheel of the motorcycle. She fell on the road and was dragged for a few metres. Though Afrin was rushed to a private hospital near Singanallur, she died without responding to the treatment.
Many youngsters who own motorcycles, fail to fix sari guard on them, endangering lives of women who travel with them, said N Mathivanan, deputy commissioner of police. "Women should be alert while travelling on two-wheelers and prevent shawl and sari from getting stuck in the wheel. You may have to pay a heavy price for negligence," he said.
The officer also urged car owners to be alert and take steps to curb freak accidents. "Last Saturday, 43-year-old A Sreepan of Gandhi Nagar, a passenger autorickshaw driver, was killed after a car rammed his auto at Athipalayam Pirivu near Ganapathy. Car driver S Charles Anthony, 52, of Sundaram Garden at Ganapathy, tried to apply the brakes, but his footwear got stuck in the accelerator. Sreepan sustained internal bleeding and passed away in a private hospital."
Motorists should act responsibly not only to save their life, but also to save the lives of others on the street, Mathivanan added.