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Calls That Kills

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Calls that Kills Mobile phones has changed our lives drastically cutting short distances between people but at the same time this technology has got its own shortcomings. The death of 9 children and a teacher in a maxi cab which capsized into a pond at Vedaranyam is one such instance. Investigations revealed that the driver was chatting on his cellphone when this gory incident happened. He managed to escape from the spot after the accident but not the school kids who were all in the age group of 6 to 8 years. Four children were seriously injured and eleven children escaped with some minor injuries from this accident. The kids revealed that the driver was talking on his phone while taking a turn on a narrow road when the van skidded and overturned into a 30 feet pond. Just because of the carelessness of one person, ten people are now not with us. Ten families are now mourning for the death of their loved ones and the state government was quick to announce a relief amount of Rs ...