A migrant worker was killed after being run over by a lorry near Venjaramoodu on Monday. The deceased was identified as Krishnakumar Subramaniyapillai, 43, of Agasteeswaram in Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu
According to sources, the incident occurred at Alanthara around 5 a.m. when Krishnakumar was headed towards Pandalam where he was hired for work at a construction site. As he walked towards the vehicle he was travelling in after drinking tea, he was knocked down by a car that came from Venjaramoodu.
Soon, a lorry ran over him, killing him on the spot. The body was shifted to the mortuary of the Government Medical College Hospital.