THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A youth was hit and thrown away by a vehicle that fled the scene without stopping. The incident occurred in Kallambalam in Thiruvananthapuram. The youth died on the spot due to severe bleeding from his injuries. The accident occurred in front of the IOB Bank in Navaikulam around midnight.

The deceased has been identified as Chirayinkeezhu Mudapuram native Vinod (43). He was a welding worker. It was the police who reached the spot and shifted the body to the hospital after receiving information that a youth was lying on the road after being hit by an unknown vehicle. The youth succumbed to his injuries before the police reached the spot.