Hit-and-Run: Unidentified Vehicle Kills Pedestrian on Nanjappa Road Flyover In Coimbatore

Coimbatore: A pedestrian was killed in a hit-and-run accident on the Nanjappa Road flyover near Gandhipuram on Wednesday night after an unidentified vehicle allegedly struck him at high speed and fled without stopping.

According to the complaint lodged by Samuel Prabhakaran (54), a Village Administrative Officer from Anupparpalayam in Coimbatore, the victim, estimated to be around 50 years old, was walking near a private Finance on the flyover when the vehicle hit him.

The impact threw the pedestrian to the ground, leaving him with severe bleeding injuries to his head. He died at the scene.

The driver fled without stopping to assist the victim. Based on Prabhakaran's complaint, the Traffic East Police have registered a case and launched a search to identify the vehicle and its driver.