KOLLAM: In a shocking incident, a driver of a lorry fled the scene after fatally knocking down a person. The body was left lying on the road for eight hours. The incident happened at Kottarakkara in Kollam. The deceased has been identified as Ratheesh, a native of Vettikkavala. Lorry driver Krishnakumar, a native of Thuckalay, was taken into police custody in the incident.

The lorry, which came from Tamil Nadu with banana plant pups, took off after unloading it. In the meantime, he fatally knocked Ratheesh and went over his body. After leaving Ratheesh on the side of the road, the driver left with the lorry.