Coimbatore: Arun Prasath alias Venkat Pakkar, an assistant director in Tamil film industry, died in an accident on Annur–Mettupalayam Road at Jadayampalayam on Friday.
Police said Prasath, 37, a native of Annur, was on his way to a temple on his motorcycle on Friday morning. When he reached near Jadayampalayam, a speeding truck coming from the opposite direction rammed into the motorcycle.
He suffered severe head injuries and died on the spot. The Sirumugai police sent the body to the government hospital in Mettupalayam for postmortem. TNN