In Cuddalore, a tragedy on the tracks
Charumathy, 16 and Chezhiyan, 15, usually sat together in the school van. On the morning of July 8, as was routine, the siblings climbed into the van together, clutching their bags and water bottles. Their 55-year-old father, Dravidamani, stood in front of their house in Chinnakattusagai village and waved at them, says their aunt, S. Rani, 42.
The bright yellow vehicle belonged to the private school where the two of them had studied since lower kindergarten — Krishnaswamy Vidyanikethan, located at S. Kumarapuram, in Cuddalore district of Tamil Nadu.
Cuddalore train accident: Gate was open when the school van crossed the trackThe Cuddalore train accident points to the dangers of the continued use of non-interlocked manned level crossings | Source: The Hindu
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