A 70-year-old veterinarian was crushed to death under the wheels of a lorry belonging to a private operator on Tuesday.
According to police, the compactor lorry of Swachatha Corporation, a private conservancy firm hit Muthusamy’s two-wheeler while he was returning to his house at Periyar Nagar after attending an ailing animal at a nearby locality. The rider fell on his back and got crushed under the left rear wheel of the lorry. The driver of the lorry fled. The police have registered a case and have been investigating.