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National car racer Ashwin Sundar, wife dead in road accident in Chennai

National Car Racer Ashwin Sundar And Wife Nivedhitha Were Charred To Death After Their BMW Car Rammed A Roadside Tree On The Santhome High Road In Chennai In The Wee Hours Of Saturday.

News Nation Bureau | Edited By : Hina Khan | Updated on: 18 Mar 2017, 11:59:43 AM

New Delhi:

National car racer Ashwin Sundar and wife Nivedhitha were charred to death after their BMW car rammed a roadside tree on the Santhome High Road in Chennai in the wee hours of Saturday.

Soon after the car hit tree it got stuck between a wall and the tree due to which the couple could not open the doors leading to their death.

A Passer-by who saw the vehicle on fire reported the police immediately immediately. Sooner, fire and rescue services were rushed to the spot. It took about half-an-hour to douse the fire completely.

Sundar was driving the car, the couple were returning home from a friend’s house reportedly. At first police couldn’t identify the bodies but later they identified them with the help of vehicle registration number. Bodies have been sent to government hospital for post-mortem.

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First Published : 18 Mar 2017, 10:56:00 AM

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