A 19-year-old student was killed after he rammed his bike on a container lorry parked on the Nerukundram-Poonamallee Highway on Saturday night.
Riding without a helmet, he sustained a head injury and died on the spot, police said. The Koyambedu Traffic Investigation wing police said that S. Praveen was a resident of Karambakkam, near Porur.
He had gone to watch a movie on his two-wheeler on Saturday night.
While returning home, he hit the container lorry parked on the road after a tyre puncture.
Case registered
The police have filed a case and arrested the driver of the container lorry, Kasirajan.
The student’s body was taken to the Government Kilpauk Medical College Hospital for post-mortem.