Two persons were killed and one was injured in separate road accidents in KR Puram and Yelahanka since Tuesday night.
A 20-year-old youth was killed while his friend was injured when a tipper truck hit the bike they were riding on the Outer Ring Road (ORR) near Mahadevapura in the early hours of Wednesday.
The police said that the deceased is Somanath Lama, an employee with a hotel in Indiranagar. His friend Abhishek, also a hotel employee in Thippasandra, sustained severe injuries. Both are natives of West Bengal.
Head injuries
Around 1 am, the two were riding towards Marathahalli when a tipper truck rear-ended them. They fell down on the road and sustained severe head injuries.
Passersby shifted them to a nearby private hospital where Lama was declared brought dead. Abhishek is stated to be critical, police said. The driver of the truck is absconding.
Knocked down
A 42-year-old pedestrian was knocked down by a two-wheeler near Santhe Circle in Yelahanka on Tuesday night.
According to the police, the deceased is Prakash, a resident of Yelahanka. Around 9 pm, he was on his way to meet his friends and a bike hit him while he was crossing the road. The motorcyclist sped away. Passersby alerted the Yelahanka traffic police, who shifted Prakash to a private hospital. He was declared brought dead at the hospital.
A 20-year-old youth was killed while his friend was injured when a tipper truck hit the bike they were riding on the Outer Ring Road (ORR) near Mahadevapura in the early hours of Wednesday.
The police said that the deceased is Somanath Lama, an employee with a hotel in Indiranagar. His friend Abhishek, also a hotel employee in Thippasandra, sustained severe injuries. Both are natives of West Bengal.
Head injuries
Around 1 am, the two were riding towards Marathahalli when a tipper truck rear-ended them. They fell down on the road and sustained severe head injuries.
Passersby shifted them to a nearby private hospital where Lama was declared brought dead. Abhishek is stated to be critical, police said. The driver of the truck is absconding.
Knocked down
A 42-year-old pedestrian was knocked down by a two-wheeler near Santhe Circle in Yelahanka on Tuesday night.
According to the police, the deceased is Prakash, a resident of Yelahanka. Around 9 pm, he was on his way to meet his friends and a bike hit him while he was crossing the road. The motorcyclist sped away. Passersby alerted the Yelahanka traffic police, who shifted Prakash to a private hospital. He was declared brought dead at the hospital.