Lorry cleaner from Coimbatore dies in stone pelting incident in Kerala

Coimbatore: A lorry cleaner was killed by an unknown gang of people who pelted stones for driving lorry during strike.

On July 22, a lorry carrying vegetables was enroute to Alapuzha, Kerala from Coimbatore. According to reports, a 10 member gang boycotted the lorry near Kanjikode, Walayar and pelted stones on the lorry driver and cleaner.

In the incident, cleaner Mubarak was severely injured and died on the way to hospital. And, driver Noorulla is said to be undergoing critical treatment at Palakkad Government hospital.