Elderly Two-Wheeler Rider Killed in Lorry Accident on Sathy Road in Coimbatore

Coimbatore: A 67-year-old two-wheeler rider died after a lorry allegedly rammed into his vehicle and ran over him at VK Road Junction on Sathy Road in Coimbatore.

The deceased, Mayilsamy, 67, son of Muthusamy, was a resident of Sri Ram Nagar in Gandhi Nagar, Peelamedu. The accident occurred around 11.15 am the day before yesterday while he was travelling on Sathy Road.

According to reports, a lorry allegedly hit Mayilsamy's two-wheeler at VK Road Junction. On impact, he fell onto the road, and the lorry's wheel ran over him, causing severe injuries to his right leg, right arm and hip. He died at the scene.

The police recovered the body and sent it to a government hospital for postmortem examination.

Based on a complaint lodged by his son, Ravikumar, 43, the East Traffic Investigation Wing police registered a case against Sandeep, 33, a resident of Anna Nagar, Onikandi, in the Nilgiris district, for allegedly driving the lorry negligently and causing the accident.

Further investigation is under way.