Thrissur: In a tragic incident, a Tamil Nadu man was killed after being hit by a speeding lorry at Pattikkad here in the wee hours of Tuesday. The deceased is M Mohan Kumar (27), a pickup driver. He was mowed down by the lorry while changing the tyre of his vehicle.
Another pickup driver who was helping Mohan to change the tyre was also injured in the accident. It is reported that the lorry hit Mohan from behind after losing control.
The Tamil Nadu man was the driver of the pickup that carried vegetables to Thrissur.
According to police, the incident occurred at around 2.30am when the victim was repairing his vehicle with the help of the another driver.
While the victim was carrying out the repairs, a truck coming from behind hit the two vehicles parked on the roadside leading to the death of the man from Tamil Nadu, police said.
The driver of the other mini-lorry suffered minor injuries, an officer of Peechi police station said.
"The driver of the truck is in custody. We have to record the statement of the injured lorry driver. The relatives of the deceased have been informed and they are on their way from Erode," police said.
Following the accident, traffic on the road was disrupted for a few hours. Peechi and Highway police officials reached the spot and restored the traffic.
(With PTI inputs)
