{"source_url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com", "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/eight-die-on-new-years-eve-in-chennai-and-kancheepuram/articleshow/73063231.cms", "title": "Eight die on New Year's Eve in Chennai and Kancheepuram", "top_image": "https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-73063277,width-1070,height-580,imgsize-568470,resizemode-75,overlay-toi_sw,pt-32,y_pad-40/photo.jpg", "meta_img": "https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-73063277,width-1070,height-580,imgsize-568470,resizemode-75,overlay-toi_sw,pt-32,y_pad-40/photo.jpg", "images": ["https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-73063277,imgsize-568470,width-400,resizemode-4/73063277.jpg", "https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-73063277,width-1070,height-580,imgsize-568470,resizemode-75,overlay-toi_sw,pt-32,y_pad-40/photo.jpg"], "movies": [], "text": "At least eight people, including a lawyer and a college student, died in separate accidents on the city\u2019s outskirts and in Kancheepuram on Tuesday night and in the early hours of Wednesday when the New Year revelry was at its peak. Police, however, said they were not able to confirm if any of the accidents were directly related to the celebrations.While hotels and clubs were packed and there were thousands of people on the roads through the night, the biggest party spots, like always, were the Marina and the Elliot\u2019s beach in Besant Nagar. About 15,000 police personnel were deployed across the city and about 75 flyovers were blocked for vehicles from 10pm on Tuesday. There were few untoward incidents.S Thangavelu, a 20-yearold third year BCom student of a private college and resident of New Perungalathur , died after he rode his two-wheeler into a bus parked by the side of a road near Tambaram. His two friends, who were riding pillion, escaped with injuries. Police said all the three were not wearing helmets. Thangavelu was rushed to the Government Hospital in Chromepet where doctors declared him \u2018brought dead\u2019.Roads in the suburbs were full of merrymakers, either going to events or returning from parties. Ramalingam, a 40-yearold lawyer practising in the Madras high court, was returning home on his two-wheeler after celebrating with friends when he was run over by a truck near Puzhal Central Prison. He died on the spot.At Irungattukottai on Chennai-Bengaluru National Highway, a car rammed against a lorry, killing two and leaving four others injured. The deceased, who police identified as Kancheepuram residents Vignesh Sha, 24, and Sankar Sha, 26, had celebrated with four others at Kancheepuram and all six were driving to a party in Chennai when the incident occurred.Near Ennore, Sundar, 48, a fisherman, died after his twowheeler collided with another two-wheeler. The other biker is being treated at a government hospital. While Mohammad, 45, of Porur, who was riding a bicycle, was knocked down by an autorickshaw near Kumanan Chavadi and died on the way to hospital, an unknown vehicle fatally knocked down Krishnakumar, 31, a motorcycle rider, at the Red Hills-Kathirvedu traffic signal.Rajagopal, a 70-year-old pedestrian, was fatally knocked down by an autorickshaw at Karayanchavadi near Poonamallee on Wednesday morning.LED-illuminated barricades were put up on arterial roads, particularly Kamarajar Salai, Dr Radhakrishnan Salai, Sardar Patel Road, Anna Salai and Poonamallee High Road, and special teams were deployed on ECR at Neelankarai, Thoraipakkam, Thiruvanmiyur, Outer Ring Road, Maduravoyal Bypass, GST Road and GNT Road to check \u2018racing\u2019. 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