One person was fatally hit and another injured in an accident at Kangaleri on Rayakottai Road on Monday.
The deceased D. Shakthivel (22), of Kangaleri village, was riding a bike with C. Gopalraj (19) as pillion rider. They were heading towards Kangaleri from Krishnagiri, when a speeding van hit their vehicle from the opposite direction. According to the police, the mini-tempo was suspected to have been overspeeding, when it collided with the bike. Shakthivel was killed on the spot, and Gopalraj was admitted to Krishnagiri GH with grievous injuries. Police seized the van, but the driver escaped.