A 35-year-old woman was killed after being run over by a tipper lorry near Kazhakuttom on Tuesday.
The police identified the deceased as Ruksana of Perumathura. The incident occurred at Vetturoad around 3.30 p.m. when Ruksana was headed towards Kaniyapuram with a relative who was riding their scooter.
Ruksana, who was riding pillion, fell off the scooter after the lorry hit the two-wheeler while overtaking it. The lorry driver, Nagaroor native Joy, realised that he had run over the woman only after hearing the cries of a few people who witnessed the incident at a bus stop nearby.
Despite being rushed to the Government Medical College Hospital, Ruksana’s life could not be saved. The Kazhakuttam police has taken Joy into custody.
