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The skid plate, rear number plate position, front door badging and the rear wheels being off-centre (forward set) in the wheel well (in addition to the features mentioned above) conclusively point to the Compass (see what I did there? stupid:).

I wonder how exactly it went down... As someone who frequently goes for wildlife oriented short night drives, this one is a little close to home.

Looks like a Jeep compass to me.

https://m.timesofindia.com/city/chen...w/67353854.cms

6 people of the same family died on the spot when their car hit a container lorry that was entering highway from a petrol bunk near Vellore, Tamilnadu. This accident happened today evening 7pm near Kaveripakkam in Chennai- Bangalore highway.

Pic courtesy: TOI, from the link above.

RIP.

From the photo:
1. Absence of side guard rails (crash bars) in the container lorry. Guard rails, when present, act as crumple zone and take the impact. But in their absence, the car ploughs into the bed of the container and there is possibility of decapitation of the car occupants.
2. I couldn't see any reflective stickers on the side of the container lorry.
3. Probably overspeeding of the car as it couldn't see the truck and evade/stop in time and/or reckless entry of lorry into highway. No evidence for these 2 based on the article. Just guessing.
4. I think the car is Maruti Eeco, which along with Omni is one of the most unsafe cars in our country. It got Zero ratings on NCAP. Not that it is a contributing factor in this particular accident, just my observation.

I have just done 3 Chennai-Hosur trips in December 2018. The stretch of Highway from Walajabad till Chennai is 2 laned in one direction, with melted and potholed roads. In between the lanes, cattle farmers can be seen holding their cows by a leash while the cows feast on the grass growing on the median. Worse yet, the slow lane is always riddled with slow commuter motorcycles and the fast lane is choked by slow trucks. The kaveripakkam junction where this accident occurred is in this deadly stretch.

If you're proceeding to Chennai from Vellore, until Walajabad it is 3 laned in one direction, so people have a tendency to drive at high speeds. The dolts that most of our people are, they maintain the same high speeds even when they pass Walajabad.

"oh, but the trucker must've rashly crossed the road..."

Isn't defensive driving meant to save you from exactly most such occurrences? I know I am guessing and that I am speaking about the victims of a violent death. But I've seen that every driver out there is a dolt driving aggressively in that stretch. I can tell you safely that during my 1800Km driven in December on that highway, I was probably the only defensive driver within 50 miles eitherway on that road. If I didn't have a clear field of vision stretching 300 - 500 metres ahead, I have never crossed 80 Kmph, only to get harassed by all these dolts who ride your coattails and flash and honk.

Just...when will our people learn?

You don't barge onto a highway as if its a private backyard.The truck driver, from his high seating position has absolutely no excuse. It's entirely his fault. Traffic on the highway gets priority. If you are looking to enter the highway, its your responsibility to ensure that there is no oncoming traffic before you enter it.

From the photograph it seems the unlit road and the dark colour of the lorry meant that the Eeco driver didn't notice the lorry strolling onto the highway till it was too late. RIP.

Got these pictures from a friend. Accident happened on the infamous 'Maa' flyover. Haven't heard about any injuries. No further details. The driver is very very lucky that he didn't go over the edge of the barrier or flip onto the roof.

:OT You keep referring to Walajapet as Walajabad.
Walajapet is the town on NH48 between Bangalore and Chennai.
Walajabad is another town enroute to Chengalpet from Kanchipuram.

Agree with your other observations about idiotic drivers in this NH stretch.

Both are named after this gent:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhamm..._Khan_Wallajah

No you do not, but on some highways you just never get to get on the road with a truck or for that matter any vehicle as there is no gap and no one wants to slow down or stop.

Just back from Pondicherry yesterday and there were 5 instances when I had to brake hard to avoid crashing into bikes coming on to the road without even making an attempt to look at what's coming. This is a guy who has the most to loose and yet he does not look. The truck drivers on the other hand don't care a bit. In any case, if you are going at the legally allowed speed, you would manage to stop, and they know that.

Then there was this stationary bus who decided to overtake another stationary one just as I was passing the opposite way. This was a dead stop from 30-40 kph in less than half the length of the bus. Bus driver got an earful from everyone around.

Three killed in accident - They were returning to Bengaluru from Andhra Pradesh.

Another example of how important seat belts are in saving lives.

This tragic accident happened on 31st eve, the owner of the Audi S5 (September 2018 registered) was riding a BMW bike and two of his friends were in his Audi, one of them was capturing pictures and videos of the biker for social media, unfortunately the photographer died in the mishap, this young man was to be married soon.



The other kid just 20 years old is critical and battling for life in a Jaipur hospital.

A young life wasted away !

How did the accident happen? Looks like it something and toppled.

Oh, the answer to that is simple, N-E-V-E-R.

Just look at the accident below...
Easy money, irresponsible parenting and bad friends resulted in this.:deadhorse
Rich guy gets supercar from dad, gives it to another reckless friend so that he can click photos of the hero riding at 200kmph on a public highway...

Do I feel sorry for the boy? Hell No, the parents? Well, not sure.

Look at the LHS and it is clear, they were swiping between trucks and didnt notice one truck too close, hit its tires/axles (mostly) and flipped over.

Audi RS5! A 1.26 crore rupees car. My city is getting rich!
As we get several travelogues in travelogue section after summer vacation, we get several this type of news from all over india on 31st December.


Here are more details. One Brezza was also involve in accident. (https://www.dnaindia.com/india/repor...killed-2702356).

I often commute on this Jaipur-Ajmer stretch. Though it is a 3+3 lane road, but it not comfortable to run @ 150-200 KMPH speed. There are several median cuts, cattle cross the road and local villagers people cruise with their 100-150 CC bike in middle/ first lane.

The car seems to be a Jeep Compass.