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A 23-year-old antheral was killed aft a sand-laden lorry driven by him collided with different lorry astatine Kothur colony adjacent Jolarpet municipality successful Tirupattur connected Friday.
The deceased was identified arsenic K. Ellumalai, a nonmigratory of Kothur colony successful Tirupattur. Initial enquiry revealed that S. Vijay, 25, a autochthonal of Chittoor successful Andhra Pradesh, was operating a backstage transport work successful the country implicit the past fewer years. He was reportedly supplying illicit soil and silt to brick kilns successful Tirupattur, Vellore and Krishnagiri districts.
Police said Vijay roped successful 2 lorries to transport soil from Chittoor to brick kilns astir Jolarpet and Natrampalli municipality successful Tirupattur district. Accordingly, lorry operator Ellumalai was connected his mode to load amerciable soil successful Chittoor portion different operator B. Arun, 27, was driving the motortruck to brick kilns successful Tirupattur. Ellumalai mislaid power of the conveyance and deed the lorry coming successful the other direction.
In the impact, Ellumalai was severely injured and Arun escaped unhurt. Passersby and different motorists admitted the injured operator astatine the Government Medical College Hospital successful Krishnagiri territory wherever doctors declared that helium was brought dead.
A lawsuit has been registered by Natrampalli police. The 2 lorries progressive successful the mishap person been seized. The lorry owner, Vijay, and operator Arun were arrested. A probe is nether way.
