The following news item on the online news site "News Today" would have been just
another accident happening on our roads. The only familiar thing in the article would
have been that I studied at Kancheepuram for 4 years and that the place where the
accident took place (Vellai Gate) is very familiar to me.
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2 killed, man loses legs in bus crash
NT Bureau Mon, 03 Aug, 2009,02:42 PM.
Two persons were killed and a man’s legs were severed when the bus in which they
were travelling rammed into a container lorry near Kancheepuram yesterday.
The deceased were identified as Anjali (24) of Kerala & bus driver Chandrappa Reddy
and the injured was Rupesh (26), Anjali’s fiance. Police said that the bus driver who
was reportedly drowsy, lost control of the vehicle and rammed it into the container
lorry moving in front of the bus near Vellai Gate.
The bus driver and Anjali, who was seated behind driver’s seat, died on the spot
while her fiance whose legs were severed was admitted to a nearby hospital. The
bus was coming to Chennai from Karanataka when the accident took place, police
said. Ten others passengers were also said to have sustained minor injuries.
Police have registered a case and are investigating.
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But this news item took on a more personal nature for many of us at work, since
the girl (Anjali) who lost her life in the accident was working at our office (she was
a contractor - not a regular employee).
She had joined only recently and since she worked in a different team, there never
was any interaction with her. But I happened to notice her because her cubicle was
near the Photostat machine and also because she had typical Kerala-girl looks.
A young girl in her twenties, with a good job and engaged to be married soon, things
had to take such a tragic turn. I hope God gives her fiancee, family and friends the
courage to bear this loss.
R.I.P. Anjali.
anjali chechi she s am sis miss u i love you chechiiiiiiiiiiiiiii
ReplyDeleteshe was always a good friend to me.may her soul rest in peace....
ReplyDeleteYou will always be remembered in my heart......i will miss you my friend....
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ReplyDeleteI was in the same bus,but I survived as I was seated at the backside.Still I am unable to come out of that shock.
ReplyDeleteSometimes,time is so cruel on some people.May Anjali's soul rest in peace and let the Almighty give all the strength to the her family to bear the loss.Also Roopesh should be able to lead a normal life at the earliest.I pray for the fast recovery of all those who were injured in that accident.So many people in India die everyday and get injured due to accidents.My God!Goverment and People should create a mass movement to create an awareness and be careful while driving.
Where was Anjali working?
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