CHENNAI: A 11-year-old boy died after he was knocked over by a tanker lorry in Pallikaranai on Monday. The deceased identified as Perarasu of Sithalapakkam near Pallikaranai was studying in Class 6 in a nearby government school.

On Monday night Perarasu who went to a shop near the house was walking back home and at that time a tanker lorry which went out of control ran over him and killing him on spot.

Pallikaranai traffic police who visited the spot sent the body for post-mortem to the Chromepet GH and the police arrested the lorry driver Mani (37) of Perumbakkam.