MADURAI: An octogenarian woman died after being hit by a tractor in Madurai on Wednesday.
The deceased has been identified as Kuruvamma, 85, of Kavimani Street in Nehru Nagar.
Police said Kuruvamma went out to dump garbage in a bin located near her home. While returning, a tractor moving in the reverse direction hit her, killing her on the spot.
Tractor driver Darmaraj did not notice the woman while reversing the vehicle after supplying M sand at a construction site.
On being alerted, a police team reached the spot and conducted an inquiry. The body was shifted to Government Rajaji Hospital for postmortem.