A cyclist was fatally knocked down by a bus belonging to a private college on the Tiruchi–Madurai National Highway at Panchappur here on Friday.
The name of the victim was given as F. Dhanapal (63), a watchman in a private company.
Police sources said Dhanapal was returning home riding a bicycle when the college bus driver lost control and the vehicle hit the centre median and went on to the opposite carriage way and knocked down the cyclist besides hitting a woman pedestrian.
Dhanapal died on the spot in the accident, the sources said.
The Traffic South (Investigation) Unit has registered a case.