# Two killed in separate road crashes in Tamil Nadu

> A school staff member and an autorickshaw driver died in two unrelated traffic incidents near Tiruvannamalai on Tuesday.
- Title: Two killed in separate road crashes in Tamil Nadu · The Hindu
- Summary: A school staff member and an autorickshaw driver died in two unrelated traffic incidents near Tiruvannamalai on Tuesday.
- Keywords: tiruvannamalai, ranipet, road accident, tamil nadu, traffic fatality, The Hindu
- Source: The Hindu — https://thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/two-persons-killed-in-separate-road-incidents/article71686206.ece
- Author: The Hindu Bureau
- Published: 2026-11-10T18:17:58+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: tiruvannamalai, ranipet, road accident, tamil nadu, traffic fatality, news, politics
## School staff killed on highway
V. Nandakumar, forty-five, a private school staff member, was riding his two-wheeler on the Chennai Bengaluru Highway at Melvisharam in Ranipet when a private bus hit him on Tuesday.
## Nandakumar brought dead to hospital
Passersby rushed the badly injured Nandakumar to Government Taluk Hospital in Arcot town, where doctors said he was brought dead. Police registered a case and a probe is under way.
## Autorickshaw driver dies in separate crash
T. Venkatesan, thirty-five, was riding his autorickshaw from a petrol pump towards the Chittoor Cuddalore Highway at Kilpennathur when a car rammed the autorickshaw on Tuesday.
## Venkatesan dies at scene, driver sought
Venkatesan died on the spot in the impact. Kilpennathur police inspected the scene and registered a case. Special teams were formed to nab the car driver, and a probe is under way.
## Key takeaway

Two people died in separate road accidents in Tiruvannamalai and Ranipet districts on Tuesday; police are investigating both incidents.