In a tragic road accident that took place yesterday near the Nochikuppam Slum tenement, 16-year-old Sathish Kumar died. He was seen as a sundal vendor in Marina, directed by Pandiraj.
Sathish was riding a bicycle when the mishap occurred and he was dead on the spot after the lorry ran over his head.
Sathish was survived by his father, mother and a sister and brother. His father is a coolie while his mother is a maid servant. Sathish worked as a mechanic.