A 21-year-old motorist was killed after he hit a stationary truck near Koyambedu on September 2 evening.
Police said C. Lakshminarayanan, a native of Cuddalore, was studying law course in a private college. He, along with his friend Rohit, was proceeding on the Poonamallee High Road in his two-wheeler when a truck carrying bricks stopped on the road suddenly. The rider swerved and tried to avoid hitting the truck but could not. In the impact, he sustained head injury despite wearing a helmet and was killed on the spot. The pillion rider escaped with minor injuries.
The Koyambedu police sent the body to the Government Kilpauk Medical College Hospital for post-mortem. The Koyambedu traffic Investogation police have filed a case and have seized the truck.