A 19-year-old man has died after the truck he had fallen asleep under drove over him.

A passerby made the gruesome discovery in the parking lot of the North and South Hotel in Prince Albert in the Karoo over the weekend.

Police suspect the victim may have been under the influence of alcohol.

The police's Frederick van Wyk says the driver of the vehicle unknowingly drove off.

"He went to go sleep under the front part, so the driver didn't know about him and when he woke up he started his truck and drove off. At this stage, the identity of the truck driver is unknown," says van Wyk.

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