A man sleeping on the road in an inebriated state was run over by a car which belonged to Tamil film actress Rekha Nair, at West Jafferkhanpet in Madras on August 27. The incident took place around 8 p.m. Rekha was in the vehicle when the accident took place. Her driver, T. Pandi, was at the wheel.
The car was negotiating a turn when it ran over the 55-year-old man, a casual labourer. Manjan, who was sleeping on the pavement, rolled over to the road in his sleep, the police said. A passerby, who witnessed the accident, stopped the car and alerted the police.
The injured man was moved to a government hospital where he died.