Man sleeping on roadside run over by car Near Madukkarai in Coimbatore

Coimbatore: A 60-year-old man died after being run over by a car while sleeping near the flyover on Madukkarai Market Road on October 18.

The deceased was identified as Anandi Manji, a resident of Kamarajar Nagar in Srinivasa Nagar, SIDCO.

According to the police, Naresh, 22, a resident of Vasantha Mullai Nagar in SIDCO, was driving a Toyota Tiger car that had been parked at the location. As he started the vehicle and drove off, he ran over Anandi Manji, who was sleeping on the roadside.

The elderly man sustained multiple fractures and severe bleeding injuries and died at the spot.

Following a complaint lodged by Maliappan, 51, a resident of the area, the West Traffic Investigation Police registered a case against Naresh and launched an investigation.