Kasargod: A person was killed after a truck hit him on the night of Saturday. The deceased is A K Mahmood (65), a senior Muslim League activist from Kuniya. He was returning home in his motor bike after offering namaz at a mosque when a lorry knocked him down.
The accident happened opposite government VHS at Kuniya. The victim had offered namaz at Khilar jumma masjid, Kuniya, and was on his return home when a truck that was moving towards Kanhangad hit him from behind. Mehmood fell on the road, immediately after which the truck moved over his body, killing him on the spot.