A car plying the Thirukkovil-Thambattai route ran over and killed a pedestrian, last night.
The pedestrian succumbed to injuries after being rushed to the Akkaraipattu Hospital.
The Police have launched a search mission to arrest the car driver who had fled the scene.
The thirty-two-year-old deceased individual has been identified as Padmanadan Wigneswaran, a resident of Thirukkovil.
Postmortem examinations will be conducted today.
Thirukkovil Police is investigating.