Kerala skater’s kin arrive to claim body

Keralite skater Anas Hajas was killed after a speeding truck hit him from behind at 7.31 am on Tuesday while he was headed towards Nalagarh in Himachal Pradesh from Pinjore in Panchkula.

TPanchkula: The elder brother of Keralite skater Anas Hajas (31) who was killed in accident near Pinjore while skateboarding from Kanyakumari to Kashmir, arrived in Pinjore Wednesday to claim his body. The body was not handed over to him as a postmortem examination was yet to be carried out. The body was kept in the Kalka Civil Hospital.

Hajas was killed after a speeding truck hit him from behind at 7.31 am on Tuesday while he was headed towards Nalagarh in Himachal Pradesh from Pinjore in Panchkula.

Ajimsha Mohammad, brother of Hajas, said, that their parents are old and can not travel for the post-mortem formalities. He arrived late in the evening with his  relatives and it took  time for completing the formalities. The post-mortem is scheduled for tommorrow morning.

Some onlookers and locals had noted the vehicle’s registration number and informed the police. Hajas was rushed to the neighbouring Kalka Government Hospital where he was declared dead on arrival.