The incident took place on June 28. The police had initially registered an accident case but later altered it after viewing CCTV footage from the area that showed her walking directly onto the path of the bus.
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The deceased woman mistook cleaning acid for water, the police said, adding that her statement couldn’t be recorded as the acid had caused severe burn injuries in her mouth. Chennai: Woman with poor eyesight mistakes acid for water, dies after drinking it [Representative image] | Photo Credit: iStock Images
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Neighbours took her to a private medical facility for treatment.
Later, she was shifted to a government hospital, where she succumbed.
Chennai: In a tragic incident in Tamil Nadu’s Chennai, a woman suffering from the disability of poor vision drank died after she drank acid thinking that it was water.