Illegal political hoardings became a death trap for a 22-year-old techie as one belonging to the AIADMK erected on the road divider came loose and fell on her while she rode her two-wheeler in Chennai on Thursday. The incident happened at Palliakarani where deceased, identified as Subhasri Ravi fell on the middle of the road with her scooter veering off due to the impact on the hoarding falling on her and was run over by a tanker lorry that was approaching from behind, media reports said.

She was brought to a general hospital in Chromepet, where she was declared dead on arrival. Eyewitnesses were quoted in a report by The News Minute sayingthat the driver of the tanker lorry had applied brakes but ended up hit the girl.