A 30-year-old man who slept on the roadside in an inebriated state died after a car ran over him in Yercaud on Wednesday (October 1, 2025).

The deceased was identified as M. Pachamuthu (30), a resident of Vellakadai near Yercaud, a casual labourer. On Wednesday, he consumed alcohol and slept on the roadside in Yercaud. At that time, a car ran over him and he died on the spot.

On information, his relatives gathered on the spot and demanded that the car driver must be arrested. The Yercaud police came to the spot, held talks and pacified them. Later, the police sent the body to Yercaud Government Hospital for post-mortem. The police registered a case and arrested the car driver, Jayapal (39), a resident of Rangareddy district in Telangana and are investigating further.