Coimbatore, Apr 13 (PTI) A 21-year-old man, who was on his way to watch actor Vijay-starrer 'Beast', died after the car in which he was travelling allegedly toppled on a highway here in the early hours of Wednesday, police said.

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The movie released on Wednesday and the youth was going to attend the first show of the day.

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The deceased was identified as Kaushik (21), while three other co-passengers were admitted to hospital with injuries, police said.

The car hit a concrete slab on the road near Valankulam on Ukkadam bypass and overturned at 3 am resulting in the death of Kaushik on the spot, they added.

Upon receiving information, a police team rushed to the scene and took out the injured and admitted them to the Government Hospital, while the body was sent for post-mortem.

Further investigations are on, they said.

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