3 killed by pilot vehicle of TN Governor s entourage

Kanchipuram Dec 15 (IANS) Three persons including an elderly woman and a boy were killed on Friday when they were hit by an "advance pilot" vehicle of Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit s entourage in New Kalpakkam in the district police said.

A Raj Bhavan release in Chennai denied as "factually incorrect" reports that the vehicle was part of the Governor s convoy when he visited Cuddalore for a review meeting with district officials.

The release said the Kanchipuram Superintendent of Police had reported that a Bolero (TN-21G-2839) used as an advance pilot vehicle by Kanchipuram district police had met with an accident on way back to Kanchipuram after leaving the Governor s convoy on the district borders during his journey from Cuddalore to Chennai.

"It is clear that the vehicle that met with the accident was entirely on its own and not a part of the Governor s convoy. There was no mishap/accident during the convoy s movement from Cuddalore to Chennai " the Raj Bhavan said.

--IANS
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