Kochi: Despite the attempts to match their footsteps, rather the speed of young bikers, the message appears to have not reached home as the menace continues unabated on the city roads.
About four days after the death of a 45-year-old income tax official, another accident by a speeding two-wheeler in the city late on Monday, led to the death of a six-year-old girl. Christina Jose
Antony was standing by the road side, when a speeding bike driven by a 19-year-old boy knocked her fatally down near South Moolamkuzhy in Mattancherry.
“The youth who was riding much above the stipulated speed limit, lost control of the vehicle after hitting another bike and rammed into the girl’’, said Baby Vinod K.S., Traffic Assistant Commissioner, West Kochi.
The locals caught the boy, identified as Sharon of Mundamveli, who also suffered severe injuries in the accident and handed him over to the police.
A case has been registered against Sharon for rash driving and negligence leading to a child’s death.
Meanwhile, top police officials observed that the speeding trend on super-bikes was on a steady rise in the city, especially at night.
