‘I Refuse To Accept That My Daughter's Death Was An Accident'

Subasri’s parents want a permanent solution to the illegal banner menace

- S. Poorvaja

It is a quiet house at the end of a street tucked away from chaos of Chromepet. Subasri and her parents have lived there for over two decades.

After her death four days ago, the parents shuffle about the house in grief and rage, not to mention shock, even as her helmet is placed prominently in the living room. They remember how she was a stickler for traffic rules. “She never rode without a helmet and would often tell me how important it was to own a helmet which was of good quality. When we were given her helmet on Thursday, there was not a single scratch on it,” said R. Geetha, her mother.

Subasri was run over by a water tanker at Pallikaranai after an illegal flex board fell on her when she was riding her two-wheeler. “I refuse to accept that her death was an accident,” said R. Ravi, when asked about his daughter. “She did not go and crash into a vehicle or a flex board. Something that was illegally put up fell on her. How can this be termed an accident?” he asked.