Puttur: An accident was reported at National Highway, Puttur where a parked container truck was hit by another speeding lorry killing a person on spot.
The deceased has been identified as Mohammed Ilyas, resident of Uppingandi who was working as a cleaner in the speeding truck.
According to sources, the incident occurred during early morning on 19th July, Wednesday near Udne on Managluru-Bengaluru highway. The speeding lorry was filled with vegetables form Hassan and lost control when it hit the container.
The impact of the collision was so severe, that the front part of the truck has been completely damaged and the cleaner Ilyas died on the spot.
A case has been registered at Uppingandi police station and investigation are in progress.