Tragic Accident in Tirunelveli Claims Toddler’s Life
Tirunelveli: A heartbreaking incident occurred in Melapalayam on Thursday when a 15-month-old toddler girl slipped from her mother’s lap while riding pillion on a two-wheeler and was run over by a car, resulting in her immediate death.
According to police sources, the couple Sheik Mohideen and Nainammal Beevi, residents of Pathamadai, have two daughters: the 15-month-old toddler Rahima and a six-year-old girl. On Thursday, the family was traveling from Pathamadai to Tirunelveli for the baby’s vaccination on Ambasamudram Road. Rahima was seated on her mother’s lap.
The road was in poor condition due to ongoing underground drainage (UGD) project work. When the couple reached Karungulam, while overtaking a car in front of them, the baby suddenly slipped from her mother’s lap and fell onto the road. The car ran over the baby’s head, causing a severe head injury that led to her immediate death.
Outraged by the incident, local residents staged a road blockade and a protest, demanding urgent infrastructure repairs. The protest caused major traffic disruptions for a few minutes before police intervened.
Melapalayam police arrived at the scene, recovered the body, and sent it to Tirunelveli Government Medical College Hospital for a postmortem examination. A case has been registered by the Melapalayam police, and the car driver, Sundaraj, 27, of Melaseval, has been arrested. Further investigation is underway.
