70-year old injured as lamp post collpases

A 70-year old man sustained head injuries when a street light post fell on him here today.

A retired head master of a government school, V Srinivasan was parking his vehicle near his residence, when the corroded light post fell on him, police said.

His wife and passersby rushed there and took Srinivasan, to a nearby private hospital, where doctors put two stitches in his head, police said.