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He was doing a postgraduate course from a private college.Police said around 6.30pm, Prasanna tried to overtake the truck on the Pallavaram-Thiruneermalai Main Road near Nagalkeni. He was crushed by the rear tyres of the truck.Police sent his body to Chromepet Government Hospital. CHENNAI: A 22-year-old student was run over by a truck on Tuesday evening while he was returning home from college on a bike.The deceased was identified as Prasanna Kumar of Mettu street in Anakaputhur. But his bike skidded and Prasanna fell on the road. Eyewitnesses told police that Prasanna was wearing a helmet and the lorry driver did not see him fall on the side of the vehicle.The Chromepet traffic police registered a case of causing death due to negligence and arrested the truck driver, Rajendran , 38, of Panruti in Cuddalore..