A pillion-rider was killed in a road accident when a State government bus ran over a motorcycle in which he was travelling on GST Road in Alandur on Wednesday. Traffic police said Jaffer (26) was working in a T.Nagar-based networking company. He was travelling on the motorcycle, with his helper Siva (25), seated on the pillion.
They were travelling towards Tambaram. The accident occurred when they were waiting at the Cement Road signal in Alandur. They were first hit by a Puducherry-bound bus and thrown off the motorcycle. A Salem-bound government bus ran over them in which Siva was killed on the spot.