Boy killed as four-wheeler hits bike

Coimbatore: A 15-year-old boy was killed and another person injured after a speeding four-wheeler hit the bike they were travelling on near Sulur on Thursday evening.
The Sulur police identified the deceased as Karthik, son of Subramani, of Mariamman Kovil Street at Kumarapalayam. He was a Class XI student of a government higher secondary school at Sulur.
A police officer said Karthik was riding pillion on the bike that was rode by M Raman, 23, of Kumarapalayam. He was employed with a petrol bunk.
“When they neared Kumaran Kottam Kovil on Coimbatore-Trichy Road, a speeding four-wheeler hit the bike. The two were flung into the air in the impact and sustained severe head injuries on the fall. However, the four-wheeler did not stop and sped away,” the officer said.
Other motorists rushed the duo to the Coimbatore Medical College and Hospital, where doctors declared Karthik brought dead. Raman is undergoing treatment.
Karthik’s body was handed over to the family members after postmortem on Friday.
The Sulur police have registered a case and are collecting CCTV footage from commercial establishment in the accident spot to zero in on the four-wheeler that caused the accident.