On Wednesday, a lady doctor died in a road accident in Chunambedu, near Cheyyur, and another doctor who was travelling with her was seriously injured.
The police said Esther Anitha, 36, of Noombal, and Srikrishna, 29, of Virugambakkam, were travelling from the Chidambaram Medical College on Wednesday. The car swerved off the road and turned turtle. While Esther died on the spot, Srikrishna was critically injured.
Passersby alerted the police.
The body of the deceased was sent for a post-mortem examination while Srikrishna was admitted to the Chengalpattu Government Hospital for treatment.
