Kasargod, February 15: A motorbike rider was crushed to death in a collision with a truck near Cherkala here on Monday night. After the accident, irate local people set the truck afire, partially damaging it, the police said.
Abdul Rahim, 38, a resident of Eruthumkadavu and an activist of the Indian Union Muslim League, was killed in the accident which occurred around 9 p.m. The truck, bearing Madhya Pradesh registration number, collided with the two-wheeler while trying to overtake another vehicle, they said. The truck dragged Rahim for a while before halting at the national highway. He died on the spot. Rahim was returning home after visiting his ailing mother-in-law at a nearby hospital when the accident occurred.
The truck crew fled from the spot before local people set fire to the vehicle. Fire force personnel rushed to the spot and doused the fire. The fire also damaged the motorcycle which was lying close to the truck.
The Vidyanagar police have registered case against 75-odd persons for torching the vehicle and another case in connection with the death of Rahim.
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