Karimpur, Oct. 15: Zafar Ali Mandal (51), a grocer was mowed down by a speeding truck at Goas Madhya Bazar on Mahishbathan-Amtala Ghat road on Sunday morning. The victim, who was returning home from market was hit from behind by the truck and crushed him under the wheels leaving him dead on the spot. Local villagers demonstrated before police accusing it of inaction against reckless driving when they came to recover the body. Police have seized the truck, but the driver of the vehicle managed to flee after the accident.