Director Gautham Menon met with a road accident yesterday, the 7th December in Chennai. According to reports, he was injured in a road accident near Semmanchery. Police said he was driving his vehicle towards the city on Old Mahabalipuram Road around 3.30 a.m. His car reportedly rammed a tipper lorry that was taking a U-turn near the Semmanchery signal.
The police said that the director may have dozed off at the wheel. The bonnet of the vehicle was completely damaged. As airbags inflated immediately, the VTV director sustained only minor injuries. Passers-by alerted the police, who rushed to the spot.
The police said the director went to a private hospital and was discharged after first aid. He also reportedly gave an undertaking that he was not willing to register a case. The police ruled out drunk driving or speeding to be the cause of accident.
