Truck knocks pedestrians to death

Krishnagiri: A speeding truck knocked two pedestrians to death near Kurubarapalli here on Wednesday.

The Kurubarapalli police identified the deceased as K Raman, 81, and his friend Kangoji Rao, 81, both residents of Kupichiparai village. An investigation officer said the incident occurred while the two were returning home after the regular check-up at the government hospital at Kurubarapalli.

“They suddenly crossed the Bengaluru-Chennai National Highway without noticing vehicles. A speeding container truck that was heading to Coimbatore from New Delhi hit them,” the officer said. Both them died on the spot. When alerted, the Kurubarapalli police sent the dead bodies to the government hospital in Krishnagiri town for postmortem. “The truck driver, whose identity is yet to be established, managed to escape from the spot after the incident,” the cop said. tnn