In an alleged hit-and-run incident, a motorcyclist was fatally knocked down by an unknown vehicle next to Kunnumpuram bridge near Edappally on Tuesday morning.
The deceased was identified as Vinu K.L., 27, of Chavakkad in Thrissur. The Elamakkara police have registered a case based on a complaint by the victim’s friend Ajith Varghese. According to the first information report, Vinu was on his way home at Chavakkad at the time of the accident.
“There was no eyewitness to the accident, and people only saw him lying on the road. CCTV cameras on the stretch had either been removed or were dysfunctional owing to the ongoing road works,” said Elamakkara police sources. Vinu was working with a film promotion company at Vennala.
Though he was rushed to hospital, he was declared brought dead. The police have registered a case under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Sections 281 (rash driving or riding on a public way) and 106(1) (causing death by negligence).
Published – December 17, 2024 09:23 pm IST