MADURAI: A 54-year-old pedestrian was killed when a speeding car hit him near Melur on the Madurai-Trichy National Highway on Sunday.
The deceased has been identified as M Krishnan, 54, of Vanjinagaram near Melur. He was walking on road when a car coming to Madurai hit him. He died on the same spot.
Five people, including the car driver, suffered minor injuries after the driver applied a sudden brake. The injured have been identified as driver M Murugesan and passengers Sugumaran, Stalin, Kurinjivanam and Singamuthu.
A case was registered against the driver.