An autorickshaw driver died on the spot and five school children were injured in an accident near Kaparada here on Tuesday.
According to the Fifth Town police, the auto driver Atchi Babu was ferrying about five children to school, and as he was getting down the Kaparada hill, the brakes of the vehicle failed.
Unable to control the vehicle, he rammed a telephone pole and died on the spot, while all the children were injured.
They were said to be out of danger.