CHENNAI: A 33-year-old woman, who was returning home with her husband and two sons after purchasing puja materials ahead of Deepavali, was crushed to death before their eyes after an omnibus collided with their two-wheeler on Saturday night.

The victim has been identified as Divya, the wife of Shivashankaran, an IT professional and resident of Ashok Nagar. The couple has two sons, Darsith (8) and Darshan (2).

According to the police, the family had gone to the Koyambedu market to buy puja items ahead of Deepavali. While returning home around 9 pm via the 100 Feet Road, when they neared the MMDA Colony junction in Arumbakkam, an omnibus coming from behind rammed into their motorcycle.

Shivashankaran lost control of the vehicle in the impact and all of them fell onto the road. Divya, who

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