Forest guard dies in accident while travelling to write group 2 exam

A 27-year-old forest guard was killed in a head-on collision between a pickup van and a motorcycle near Bargur in Erode district on Monday morning.
The deceased was Naveen, son of Balasubramanian, from Kunnikattu Pudur in Vadivulla Mangalam near Ayyampalayam. He was working as a forest guard in the Thattakarai Forest Range at Seepunetti.
Naveen was travelling by motorcycle from Bargur towards Anthiyur around 7 a.m. to appear for the Group 2 examination. When he reached the Neykkarai bend on the Thamarakarai–Anthiyur road, a pickup van travelling from Anthiyur towards Bargur collided head-on with his motorcycle.
The impact threw Naveen off his motorcycle. He sustained severe head injuries and suffered critical injuries after the van’s rear wheel ran over his chest.
Local residents rushed him to Anthiyur Government Hospital for treatment. However, he died on the way to the hospital.
His body has been kept at the Anthiyur Government Hospital mortuary for post-mortem examination.
Bargur police have registered a case and are investigating the accident. They are also questioning the pickup van driver in connection with the
incident.
The death of the forest guard, who was on his way to write the Group 2 examination, has caused grief in the area.