{"id":460935,"date":"2023-03-31T13:31:18","date_gmt":"2023-03-31T08:01:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/?p=460935"},"modified":"2023-03-31T14:44:43","modified_gmt":"2023-03-31T09:14:43","slug":"tamil-nadu-motorcycle-dragged-by-truck","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/trending\/tamil-nadu-motorcycle-dragged-by-truck\/","title":{"rendered":"Man riding motorcycle dies after being dragged by truck on Tamil Nadu road; wife, child\u00a0injured\u00a0|\u00a0WATCH"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A shocking video has emerged from Dindigul in Tamil Nadu where a man riding a motorcycle with this wife and child as pillion, collides with a truck and is dragged by the goods vehicle for nearly a kilometer, leading to his death.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The video, apparently shot by a fellow commuter riding behind the truck, shows the victim, identified as Thamizharasan, being dragged by a truck along with this two-wheeler as his panicked wife tries to give chase in a bid to save her husband on the busy Madurai &#8211; Dindigul highway in Tamil Nadu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Watch the video here:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/d2r2ijn7njrktv.cloudfront.net\/apnlive\/uploads\/2023\/03\/31132921\/tamil-nadu-motorcycle-dragged-by-truck.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>According to reports, the shocking incident happened when Thamizharasan was attempting to overtake the truck from left side but found barricades blocking his way and collided with the truck, hurling his wife and son to the ground, while the deceased was dragged by the heavy vehicle along with his motorcycle for nearly a kilometer, leading to his death.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A police official said Thamizharasan\u2019s body was later recovered on the busy highway by the cops by following a trail of the victim\u2019s blood smeared on the road.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read Also<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/top-news\/modi-hatao-desh-bachao-posters-ahmedabad\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/top-news\/modi-hatao-desh-bachao-posters-ahmedabad\/\">Gujarat Police arrest 8 people for putting up anti-Modi posters in Ahmedabad, state AAP chief Isudan Gadhvi accuses BJP of dictatorship<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said that a case has been registered in this regard and further investigation into the incident is underway, adding that a hunt has been launched to nab the erring truck driver.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Earlier in February, a similar incident of road rage was reported from Uttar Pradesh\u2019s Mathura where an unidentified man was dragged under a speeding car for nearly 12 kilometers after allegedly being run over by the vehicle on the Yamuna Expressway during early morning hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the police, the body was caught in the under-frame of the car and dragged for nearly 12 km. 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